Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

New American Standard Bible

Laziness casts into a deep sleep,
And an idle man will suffer hunger.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Laziness induces deep sleep,
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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
עצלה 
`atslah 
Usage: 2

תּרדּמה 
Tardemah 
Usage: 7

and an idle
רמיּה 
R@miyah 
Usage: 15

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

Context Readings

A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others

14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry. 16 The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:13

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

Proverbs 23:21

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

Proverbs 6:9-10

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

Proverbs 24:33

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

Proverbs 10:4-5

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

Proverbs 19:24

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

Isaiah 56:10

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.

Romans 13:11-12

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.

Ephesians 5:14

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!"

2 Thessalonians 3:10

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."

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