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

11It is by his deeds that a boy distinguishes himself, If his conduct is pure and right. 12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made both of them. Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. 14“Bad, bad,” says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts. 15There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

Proverbs 20:13 word by word

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

• Do not loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• orפֶּן־pên · lestH6435
• you will becomeיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: poorH3423
• poorיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: poorH3423
• your eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• beשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• foodלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899

Cross-references for Proverbs 20:13

• Proverbs 6:9How long will you lie down, you lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep?
• Proverbs 10:4Poor is one who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
• Proverbs 12:11One who works his land will have plenty of bread, But one who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
• Proverbs 13:4The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger.
• Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of a lazy one, And by the vineyard of a person lacking sense,
• Romans 12:11not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when 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 1:6A man came, one sent from God, and his name was John.
• Romans 13:11Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed.
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Sober up morally and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise 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