Proverbs 19:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עַ֭צְלָה תַּפִּ֣יל תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ רְמִיָּ֣ה תִרְעָֽב׃

Transliteration

ʿaṣlāh tappîl tardēmāh and nepeš rəmiyyāh tirʿāb.

Grammar Details

*ʿaṣlāh*: noun, feminine singular - laziness/sloth
*tappîl*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - causes to fall/brings
*tardēmāh*: noun, feminine singular - deep sleep/lethargy
*nepeš*: noun, feminine singular - soul/life/person
*rəmiyyāh*: noun, feminine singular - deceit/slackness
*tirʿāb*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will be hungry/will hunger

Word Meanings

*ʿaṣlāh*: laziness/sloth/sluggishness
*tappîl*: causes to fall/brings/casts
*tardēmāh*: deep sleep/lethargy/trance
*nepeš*: soul/life/person
*rəmiyyāh*: deceit/slackness/lazy
*tirʿāb*: will be hungry/will hunger/will starve

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 20:13 : 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Prov 23:21 : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Prov 6:9-9 : 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Prov 24:33 : 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Isa 56:10 : 10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Rom 13:11-12 : 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12 The night is far spent , the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Prov 10:4-5 : 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Prov 19:24 : 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 13:4
83%
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 21:25-26
2 verses
82%
25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Prov 19:23-24
2 verses
81%
23The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Prov 6:9-11
3 verses
81%
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Prov 19:16
80%
16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Prov 18:9
80%
9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Prov 26:13-16
4 verses
80%
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Prov 15:19
80%
19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Eccl 10:18
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18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Prov 12:27
79%
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Prov 20:13
79%
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Prov 24:33-34
2 verses
78%
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Prov 12:24
77%
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Prov 10:3-5
3 verses
77%
3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Prov 20:4
77%
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Prov 22:13
76%
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Prov 23:21
76%
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Eccl 5:12-13
2 verses
75%
12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
Ps 127:2
75%
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Prov 28:19-20
2 verses
75%
19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Prov 24:30
74%
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Prov 10:26
73%
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Prov 6:6
73%
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Prov 19:14
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14House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Prov 19:2
73%
2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Prov 11:29
72%
29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Prov 31:27
72%
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Prov 13:11
72%
11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Prov 16:26
72%
26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Prov 21:5
72%
5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Luke 12:19
72%
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Prov 12:11
71%
11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Prov 6:4
71%
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
Prov 13:23
71%
23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Prov 21:16
71%
16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Prov 22:5
71%
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Prov 13:25
71%
25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Prov 10:16
70%
16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.