Proverbs 19:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 19:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 19:15 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 19:15 — KJV
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
— Proverbs 19:15 (KJV)
Proverbs 19:15 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 19:15
“And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:15: into, deep, sleep
“The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness”
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“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:15: into, soul
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:15: deep, sleep
“And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 19:15: into, soul
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