Proverbs 19:15 · KJV
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
— Proverbs 19:15
House and riches {are} the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife {is} from the LORD.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Proverbs 19 — Context
A foolish son {is} the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife {are} a continual dropping.
14House and riches {are} the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife {is} from the LORD.
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; {but} he that despiseth his ways shall die.
17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. {that which...: or, his deed}
Cross References
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, {and} thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Proverbs 6:9-10
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Romans 13:11-12
And that, knowing the time, that now {it is} high time to awake out of sleep: for now {is} our salvation nearer than when we believed.
Proverbs 24:33
{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Proverbs 10:4-5
He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. {he: or, it}