Proverbs 19:15

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Summary

Proverbs 19:15

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

Casteth

And

General references

Genesis 2:21

Proverbs 19:24

Proverbs 26:13

Bible References

Casteth

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

All their watchmen are blind, they are unaware. All of them are like mute dogs, unable to bark. They pant, lie down, and love to snooze.

And do this because we know the time, that it is already the hour for us to awake from sleep, for our salvation is now nearer than when we became believers.

For everything made evident is light, and for this reason it says: "Awake, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you!"

And

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: "If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat."

General references

So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he was asleep, he took part of the man's side and closed up the place with flesh.

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"