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


In Context

12 The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

13 A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

14 House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.

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

16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

17 Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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