Proverbs 19:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 19:15

13 ^aA foolish son is the ruin of his father,
^bAnd the contentions of a wife are a continual¹ dripping.

14 ^aHouses and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
But ^ba prudent wife is from the Lord.

15 ^aLaziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will ^bsuffer hunger.

16 ^aHe who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But he who¹ is careless of his ways will die.

17 ^aHe who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

18 ^aChasten your son while there is hope,
And do not set your heart¹ on his destruction.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 19:15

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

Amplified® Bible
Slothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger.

Contemporary English Version
If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

Darby English Version
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Good News Bible
Go ahead and be lazy; sleep on, but you will go hungry.

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

New American Standard Bible
Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.

New International Version
Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless man goes hungry.

New King James Version
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will suffer hunger.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.

Revised Standard Version
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.

Young's Literal Translation
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

New English Translation
Laziness brings on¹ a deep sleep,² and the idle person³ will go hungry.⁴