Proverbs 19:15

Proverbs 19:15 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

15Laziness brings on deep sleep,

and the shiftless go hungry.

15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,

And 19:15 Lit an idlea lazy 19:15 Lit soulperson will suffer hunger.

15Laziness casts into a deep sleep,

And an idle man will suffer hunger.

15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],

And the idle person will suffer hunger.

15Laziness brings on deep sleep,

and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

15Anyone who doesn’t want to work sleeps his life away.

And a person who refuses to work goes hungry.