Parallel Verses
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.
International Standard Version
Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle 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
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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
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
15
And an idle
Phrases
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Cross References
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 23:21
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags
Proverbs 6:9-10
How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Proverbs 10:4-5
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Romans 13:11-12
Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.
Ephesians 5:14
for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.