Proverbs 19:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. | Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. | Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| laziness | עַ֭צְלָה | 'ATZ-lah | H6103 | sluggishnessעַצְלָה (ats.lah) sluggishness, laziness |
| it makes fall | תַּפִּ֣יל | ta-PIL | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| deep sleep | תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה | tar-de-MAH | H8639 | deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָה (tar.de.mah) deep sleep, trance |
| and a person of | וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ | ve-NE-fesh | H5315J | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
| idleness | רְמִיָּ֣ה | re-mi-YAH | H7423B | slacknessרְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) laxness, slackness, slackening |
| he will be hungry | תִרְעָֽב׃ | tir-'AV | H7456 | be hungryרָעֵב (ra.ev) 1) to be hungry, be voracious 1a) (Qal) to be hungry 1b) (Hiphil) to allow one to be hungry, allow to hunger |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.