Proverbs 20:13

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Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

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  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.
  • Prov 6:9-9 : 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
  • Prov 12:11 : 11 Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord with a fervent spirit.
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And do this, knowing the time, that the hour has already come for you to wake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
  • 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is unwilling to work, they should not eat.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
  • Jonah 1:6 : 6 The captain came to him and said, "What are you doing, sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will consider us, so that we will not perish."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 6:4
    80%

    4Do not allow sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    79%

    33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

    34and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10-13
    4 verses
    78%

    10As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

    11The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.

    12I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners.

    13Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

    11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Ps 127:2
    77%

    2It is futile for you to rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for He grants sleep to His beloved.

  • Prov 23:21
    72%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

  • Prov 28:22
    72%

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Prov 23:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

    5Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.

    6Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.

  • Prov 13:4
    71%

    4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 20:14
    71%

    14'It’s no good, it’s no good!' says the buyer; then he goes away and boasts about the deal.

  • Prov 22:9
    71%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Mark 13:36
    71%

    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

  • Ps 132:4
    71%

    4I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

    5The one who gathers during summer is a prudent son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

  • Ps 13:3
    70%

    3How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and have sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

  • Eccl 10:18
    70%

    18Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.

  • Prov 21:25
    70%

    25The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

  • Eccl 8:16
    70%

    16When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to observe the work that is done on earth, even though people do not see sleep with their eyes day or night,

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12If the person is poor, do not keep their pledge overnight.

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of food.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.

  • Job 33:15
    69%

    15In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds,

  • Prov 14:23
    69%

    23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • 1 Thess 5:6
    69%

    6So then, let us not sleep like the rest, but let us be alert and sober.

  • Jer 31:26
    69%

    26At this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was pleasant to me.

  • Prov 4:16
    69%

    16For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

  • Prov 31:27
    69%

    27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 22:27
    69%

    27If you lack the means to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

  • Prov 26:14
    68%

    14As a door turns on its hinges, so a lazy person turns on their bed.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Prov 13:11
    68%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Deut 24:15
    68%

    15Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • Prov 4:25
    68%

    25Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.