Proverbs 19:15
Atzlah (slothfulness, laziness) casteth into a tardemah (deep sleep), 1 and a nefesh remiyyah (a deceitfully lazy soul) shall suffer hunger. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
In Context
14Bais and hon (wealth) are the nachalah avot, 1 and a prudent isha (wife) is from Hashem. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11So shall thy poverty come as a prowler, 1 and thy need as an ish mogen (man of armor). 1
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slack in his work 1 is brother to him that is ba'al mashchit (master of destruction). 1
Proverbs 20:13Love not sheynah (sleep), lest thou come to poverty; 1 open thine eynayim, and thou shalt have enough lechem. 1
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the zolel (glutton) shall come to poverty, 1 and drowsiness shall clothe with rags. 1
Isaiah 56:10His tzof (watchmen, sentinels, nevi'im) are ivrim (blind); 1 they all lack da'as, 1 they are all kelavim illemim (mute watchdogs) that cannot bark; 1 lying around dreaming, they love to slumber. + 56:10 See Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17 by contrast 1
Ephesians 5:14For everything becoming visible is HaOhr (Light); therefore here is the meaning of these words, KUMI + 5:14 Isa 51:17; 60:1 (Rise up), sleeper, and arise from the MESIM, + 5:14 Isa 26:19 AND Moshiach WILL SHINE ON YOU. + 5:14 Isa 60:1-2; Mal 3:20
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 →