Proverbs 19:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Lazinessעַ֭צְלָה
(atz·lah)
6103: sluggishnessfrom atsel
castsתַּפִּ֣יל
(tap·pil)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
into a deep sleep,תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה
(tar·de·mah;)
8639: deep sleepfrom radam
And an idleרְמִיָּ֣ה
(re·mi·yah)
7423b: laxness, slacknessfrom an unused word
manוְנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ve·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
will suffer hunger.תִרְעָֽב׃
(tir·'av.)
7456: to be hungrya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Slothfulness
`atslah  (ats-law')
(as abstractly) indolence -- slothfulness.
casteth
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
into a deep sleep
tardemah  (tar-day-maw')
a lethargy or (by implication) trance -- deep sleep.
and an idle
rmiyah  (rem-ee-yaw')
remissness, treachery -- deceit(-ful, -fully), false, guile, idle, slack, slothful.
soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
shall suffer hunger
ra`eb  (raw-abe')
to hunger -- (suffer to) famish, (be, have, suffer, suffer to) hunger(-ry).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Laziness casts into a deep sleep, And an idle man will suffer hunger.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

International Standard Version
Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.

NET Bible
Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Slumber gives sleep and the proud soul will suffer hunger.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.

King James 2000 Bible
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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