Proverbs 19:15

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep; a slacker goes hungry.

Proverbs 19:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep
Slothful persons are generally sleepy, and are very desirous of sleep, and indulge themselves in it; they spend their time, day and night, in sleep and drowsiness; and are quite careless and unconcerned about either their temporal or eternal good; see ( Proverbs 6:9-11 ) ; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger;
and perish with it, both in a temporal and spiritual sense: an idle person, that will not work, ought not to eat; and an idle soul, or one that is unconcerned about his soul, and the spiritual food of it, shall perish for want of it.

Proverbs 19:15 In-Context

13 A foolish son is a disaster to his father; a contentious wife is like constant dripping.

14 House and riches are an inheritance from one's ancestors, but an insightful wife is from the LORD.

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep; a slacker goes hungry.

16 Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives; those who disregard their ways will die.

17 Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the LORD, and the Lord will fully repay them.