A sluggish, slothful disposition makes men poor; it brings them to want. And this applies both to the present life and that which is to come.
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Proverbs 19:15
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:1-29EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:8-17Maxims of intelligence I. THE WORTH OF INTELLIGENCE. 1. It is self-conservative (Proverbs 19:8). We all love our own soul or life in any healthy state of body and mind. We all want to live as long as possible. It is nat…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 19:15See here the evil of a sluggish slothful disposition. 1. It stupefies men, and makes them senseless, and mindless of their own affairs, as they were cast into a deep sleep, dreaming much, but doing nothing. Slothful peo…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; "causes deep sleep to fall upon a man" (comp. Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 13:4). The word for "sleep" ( תַרדֵמָה, tardemah) is that used for the supernatural sleep of Adam when Eve was…Joseph S. Exell and contributors