15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.


In Context

12 A king's rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

13 A foolish son is his father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord .

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.

16 He who obeys instructions guards his life, but he who is contemptuous of his ways will die.

17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will reward him for what he has done.

Proverbs 19:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.