Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
King James Version
In Context
14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
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 →