King James Version
Proverbs 19:15 in the King James Version says “Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
Proverbs 19:15 · KJV
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. that which: or, his deed
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“casteth”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
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