Proverbs 19:15

Modern

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Traditional

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

Literal

Sluggishness causes a deep sleep to fall, and a soul of slackness will be hungry.

Latin

Pigredo immittit soporem, et anima dissoluta esuriet.

Hebrew

English

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
Proverbs 6:9–10
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
Romans 13:11–12
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Proverbs 10:4–5
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Ephesians 5:14
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Isaiah 56:10
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
Proverbs 19:24
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.