14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
14 House and land are handed down from parents, but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.
15 Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
14 Houses and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
14 Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife.
15 Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 19:14-15
Commentary on Proverbs 19:14
(Read Proverbs 19:14)
A discreet and virtuous wife is more valuable than house and riches.
Commentary on Proverbs 19:15
(Read Proverbs 19:15)
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.