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Proverbs 19:15

American Standard Version

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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Proverbs 19:15 in other translations

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:15 · World English Bible

Proverbs 19:15 in context

  1. 13A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
  2. 14House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.
  3. 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  4. 16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
  5. 17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.