Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. 2 The idle soul shall suffer hunger. 1
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In The King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
In Context
14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, 2 but a prudent wife is from Adonai. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11so your poverty will come as a robber, 2 and your scarcity as an armed man. 1
Proverbs 18:9One who is slack in his work 2 is brother to him who is a master of destruction. 1
Proverbs 20:13Don’t 'ahav ·affectionately love· sleep, lest you come to poverty. 2 Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread. 1
Proverbs 23:21for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; 2 and drowsiness clothes them in rags. 1
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind. 2 They are all without knowledge. 1 They are all mute dogs. 2 They can’t bark; 2 dreaming, lying down, 'ahav ·affectionately loving· slumber. 1
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 →