Cross references

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep,

and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:15 BSB

Proverbs 19:15 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 23:21 (10 votes) and Proverbs 20:13 (8 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from Genesis 2 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Proverbs 19:15 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

  2. Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

  3. For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

  4. How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

  5. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

  6. And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

  7. Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

  8. So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

  9. The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

  10. Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Which verses point to Proverbs 19:15?

The 10 strongest of 16.