Proverbs 19:15

15 Lazy people sleep a lot, and idle people will go 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 will ruin his father, and a quarreling wife is like dripping water.

14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a wise wife is a gift from the Lord.

15 Lazy people sleep a lot, and idle people will go hungry.

16 Those who obey the commands protect themselves, but those who are careless will die.

17 Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord; he will reward you for what you have done.