Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
New American Standard Bible
And an idle
King James Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Holman Bible
and a lazy person will go hungry.
A Conservative Version
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
American Standard Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Amplified
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.
Bible in Basic English
Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
Darby Translation
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Julia Smith Translation
Sloth will cast a deep sleep; and the soul of sloth shall hunger.
King James 2000
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
Modern King James verseion
Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
NET Bible
Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.
New Heart English Bible
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The Emphasized Bible
Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
Webster
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
World English Bible
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Youngs Literal Translation
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
Themes
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Hunger
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others
14 A house and self-sufficiency are a father's inheritance, but from the LORD comes an insightful wife. 15 Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry. 16 Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe, but someone who is contemptuous in conduct will die.
Phrases
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Cross References
Proverbs 20:13
Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.
Proverbs 23:21
because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 6:9-10
How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 24:33
"A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"
Proverbs 10:4-5
Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.
Proverbs 19:24
The lazy person buries his hand in his dish and doesn't bother to bring it back to his mouth.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!
Romans 13:11-12
This is necessary because you know the times it's already time for you to wake up from sleep, because our salvation is nearer now than when we became believers.
Ephesians 5:14
for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead, and the Messiah will shine on you.''
2 Thessalonians 3:10
While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat."