Proverbs 19 · Verse 15

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:15, King James Version

Proverbs 19:15 in other translations

BSBLaziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
WEBSlothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
ASVSlothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
YLTSloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
DARBYSlothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
BBEHate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
WebsterSlothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

What does Proverbs 19:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. a deep sleep--a state of utter indifference. idle soul--or, "person" (compare Pr 10:4; 12:24).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Into a deep sleep - תרדמה tardemah, the same into which Adam was thrown, before Eve was taken from his side. Sloth renders a man utterly unconscious of all his interests. Though he has frequently felt hunger, yet he is regardless that his continual slothfulness must necessarily plunge him into more sufferings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
A sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor; it brings them to want. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 19:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַ֭צְלָה'Atz.lahlazinessH6103
תַּפִּ֣ילta.Pilit makes fallH5307
תַּרְדֵּמָ֑הtar.de.Mahdeep sleepH8639
וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand a person ofH5315
רְמִיָּ֣הre.mi.YahidlenessH7423
תִרְעָֽב\׃tir.'Avhe will be hungryH7456

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 19:15

  • 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? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to 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. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

  • 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. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Ephesians 5:14

    Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

  • Proverbs 19:24

    A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Isaiah 56:10

    His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
casteth.
24; 6:9,10; 20:13; 23:21; 24:33; Isa 56:10; Ro 13:11,12; Eph 5:14
and.
10:4,5; 20:13; 23:21; 2Th 3:10

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Context

  • Proverbs 19:14

    House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

  • Proverbs 19:15

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

  • Proverbs 19:16

    He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

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Proverbs 19:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		La pereza hace caer en sueño; y el alma negligente hambreará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La paresse fait tomber dans un profond sommeil, et l’âme négligente aura faim.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Faulheit versenkt in tiefen Schlaf, und eine lässige Seele wird hungern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Pigredo immittit soporem, et anima dissoluta esuriet.