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 young man is known by his actions — by whether his behavior is pure and upright. 12The hearing ear and the seeing eye — the Lord made them both. Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat. 14“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says, but after he is on his way, he gloats. 15There is gold and a multitude of jewels, but knowledgeable lips are a rare treasure.

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 stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
• Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.
• Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
• Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.
• Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.
• Romans 12:11Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit; serve the Lord.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.”
• John 1:6There was a man sent from God whose name was John.
• Romans 13:11Besides this, since you know the time, it is already the hour for you to wake up from sleep, because now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Come to your senses and stop sinning; for some people are ignorant about God. I say this to your shame.
• Ephesians 5:14for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

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