Proverbs 19:15-17

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁵ Slothfulness casts one into a deep sleep, and the idle person shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment [of the Lord] keeps his own life, but he who despises His ways shall die.^(A)

¹⁷ He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him.^(B)