Proverbs 20:13

Proverbs 20:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

Context of Proverbs 20:13

11Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts, Whether his conduct is pure and right. 12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them. Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread. 14“It is [almost] worthless, it is [almost] worthless,” says the buyer [as he negotiates the price]; But when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain]. 15There is gold, and an abundance of pearls, But the lips of knowledge are a vessel of preciousness [the most precious of all].

Proverbs 20:13 word by word

אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• not sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• lest thou come to povertyיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: poorH3423
• openפָּקַחpâqach · to openH6491
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• thou shalt be satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• with breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899

Cross-references for Proverbs 20:13

• Proverbs 6:9How long will you lie down, O lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
• Proverbs 10:4Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand, But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
• Proverbs 12:11He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.
• Proverbs 13:4The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition], But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity], And the idle person will suffer hunger.
• Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
• Romans 12:11never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.
• John 1:6There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was John.
• Romans 13:11Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason He says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 20:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty - Sleep, indescribable in its nature, is an indescribable blessing; but how often is it turned into a curse! It is like food; a certain measure of it restores and invigorates exhausted nature; more than that oppresses and destroys life. A lover of sleep is a paltry, insignificant character.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Open thine eyes - Be vigilant and active. That is the secret of prosperity.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 Those that indulge themselves, may expect to want necessaries, which should have been gotten by honest labour.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Laziness often results in poverty (see Proverbs 10:4–6, 26; 12:11; 13:4; 14:4; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Activity and diligence contrasted with sloth (Pr 6:9; 10:11). lest ... poverty--literally, "be deprived of inheritance."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 20:13

• Idleness
• Industry
• Poor
• Poverty

In the dictionaries

• Advice
• Cease
• Counsel
• Naught
• Obscure
• Proclaim
• Pure
• Purpose
• Wait
• Poor

Commentaries on Proverbs 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings