Proverbs 20:13

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 6:9-9 : 9 Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe? 10 Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe: 11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.
  • Prov 12:11 : 11 He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Not lither in businesse, feruent in spirite, seruyng the Lorde,
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Awake truely out of slepe, and sinne not: For some haue not the knowledge of God. I speake this to your shame.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he sayth: Awake thou that sleepest, and stande vp from the dead, and Christe shall geue thee lyght.
  • 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For when we were with you, this we warned you of: that yf any woulde not worke, the same shoulde not eate.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man: 31 And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe. 32 This I sawe, and considered it well: I looked vpon it, and toke it for a warning. 33 Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle: 34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.
  • Jonah 1:6 : 6 And the shippe maister came to him, and saide: What meanest thou sleeper? Up, and call vpon thy God, if so be that God wyl shine vnto vs, that we perishe not.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:4
    80%

    4 Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15 Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    79%

    33 Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:

    34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.

  • Eccl 5:10-13
    4 verses
    78%

    10 He that loueth money, wyll neuer be satisfied with money: and he that loueth riches, shalbe without the fruite therof: This is also a vayne thyng.

    11 Wheras much riches is, there are many also that spende them away: And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, sauyng that he may loke vpon them with his eyes?

    12 A labouryng man sleepeth swetely, whether it be litle or much that he eateth: but the aboundaunce of the riche wyll not suffer him to sleepe.

    13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9 Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe?

    10 Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe:

    11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Ps 127:2
    77%

    2 Is it is a vayne thing for you that ye make haste to ryse vp early, that ye make delayes to take rest, eatyng the bread of sorowes: euen so he geueth sleepe to his welbeloued.

  • Prov 23:21
    72%

    21 For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie: and he that is geuen to muche sleepe, shall go with a ragged coate.

  • Prov 28:22
    72%

    22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • Prov 23:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

    5 Wylt thou set thyne eye vpon the thing which sodenly vanisheth away? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight lyke an Egle into the ayre.

    6 Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.

  • Prov 13:4
    71%

    4 The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

    20 A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.

  • Prov 20:14
    71%

    14 It is naught, it is naught (saith he that byeth): but when he commeth to his owne house, then he boasteth of his peny worth.

  • Prov 22:9
    71%

    9 He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.

  • Mark 13:36
    71%

    36 Lest yf he come sodenly, he fynde you slepyng.

  • Ps 132:4
    71%

    4 I wyll not suffer myne eyes to slepe: nor myne eye liddes to slumber.

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

    5 Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.

  • Ps 13:3
    70%

    3 Loke downe and heare me O God my Lorde: lighten myne eyes, lest that I sleepe in death.

  • Eccl 10:18
    70%

    18 Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.

  • Prov 21:25
    70%

    25 The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.

  • Eccl 8:16
    70%

    16 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome, and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde, and that of suche a fashion, that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night.

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17 He that hath pleasure in bankettes shalbe a poore man: and whoso delighteth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12 Furthermore, if it be a poore body, thou shalt not sleepe with his pledge:

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2 Wherfore do ye lay out any money for the thyng that feedeth not, and spende your labour about the thyng that satisfieth you not? But hearken rather vnto me, and ye shal eate of the best, and your soule shall haue her pleasure in plenteousnesse.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27 He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4 A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.

  • Job 33:15
    69%

    15 In dreames and visions of the night, when slumbring commeth vpon men that they fall asleepe in their beddes,

  • Prov 14:23
    69%

    23 In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • 1 Thess 5:6
    69%

    6 Therefore let vs not sleepe, as do other: but let vs watche and be sober.

  • Jer 31:26
    69%

    26 When I hearde this, I came agayne to my selfe, I sawe like as I had ben waked out of a sweete sleepe.

  • Prov 4:16
    69%

    16 For they sleepe not except they haue done mischiefe: and sleepe is taken from them, vntyll they haue done harme.

  • Prov 31:27
    69%

    27 She loketh well to the wayes of her housholde: and eateth not her bread with idlenesse.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16 Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 22:27
    69%

    27 For if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from vnder thee.

  • Prov 26:14
    68%

    14 Like as the doore turneth about vpon the hynges: euen so doth the slouthfull walter him selfe in his bed.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23 There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Prov 13:11
    68%

    11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Deut 24:15
    68%

    15 But shalt geue him his hyre the same day, & let not the sunne go downe theron, for he is needie, and therwith sustayneth his life: lest he crye against thee vnto the Lorde, and it be sinne vnto thee.

  • Prov 4:25
    68%

    25 Let thyne eyes beholde that thyng that is right, and let thyne eye liddes loke straight before thee.