Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth [man] into a deep sleep; and an indolent soul will suffer hunger.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
In Context
14House and wealth are an inheritance from fathers; but from the Lord [cometh] an intelligent wife.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11But then will thy poverty come like a rover, and thy want as a man armed with a shield.
Proverbs 18:9He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.
Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty: open thy eyes, so wilt thou be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth a man in rags.
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are all of them blind, they know nothing; they all are dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreamers, lying down, loving to slumber.
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 →