Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; 1 And an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
In The King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
In Context
14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: 1 And a prudent wife is from the Lord. 1
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; 1 But he that despiseth his ways shall die. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, 1 And thy want as an armed man. 1
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slothful in his work 1 Is brother to him that is a great waster. 1
Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; 1 Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 1
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: 1 And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 1
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, 1 They are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; 1 Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 1
Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:15
14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord . Note, 1. A discreet and virtuous wife is a choice gift of God's providence to a man—a wife that is prudent, in opposition to one that is contentious, v. 13 . For, though a wife that is continually finding fault may think it is her wit and wisdom to be so, it is really her folly; a prudent wife is meek and quiet, and makes the best of every thing. If a man has such a wife, let him not ascribe it to the wisdom of his own choice… Read the whole commentary →