Proverbs 20:13

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:15 : 15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 6:9-9 : 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 12:11 : 11 ¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 ¶ And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
  • 2 Thess 3:10 : 10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 ¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction. 33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • Jonah 1:6 : 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

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%

    4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    79%

    33[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    34So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:10-13
    4 verses
    78%

    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good [is there] to the owners thereof, saving the beholding [of them] with their eyes?

    12The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

    13There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    77%

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Ps 127:2
    77%

    2[It is] vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: [for] so he giveth his beloved sleep.

  • Prov 23:21
    72%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Prov 28:22
    72%

    22¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Prov 23:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

    6¶ Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

  • Prov 13:4
    71%

    4¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    71%

    19¶ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

    20¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 20:14
    71%

    14¶ [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

  • Prov 22:9
    71%

    9¶ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • Mark 13:36
    71%

    36‹Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.›

  • Ps 132:4
    71%

    4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, [or] slumber to mine eyelids,

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5¶ He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.

  • Ps 13:3
    70%

    3Consider [and] hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the [sleep of] death;

  • Eccl 10:18
    70%

    18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 21:25
    70%

    25¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

  • Eccl 8:16
    70%

    16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also [there is that] neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17¶ He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Deut 24:12
    69%

    12And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

  • Isa 55:2
    69%

    2Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Prov 28:27
    69%

    27¶ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 20:4
    69%

    4¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

  • Job 33:15
    69%

    15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

  • Prov 14:23
    69%

    23¶ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • 1 Thess 5:6
    69%

    6¶ Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.

  • Jer 31:26
    69%

    26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

  • Prov 4:16
    69%

    16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.

  • Prov 31:27
    69%

    27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

  • Prov 22:16
    69%

    16¶ He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

  • Prov 22:27
    69%

    27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

  • Prov 26:14
    68%

    14¶ [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.

  • Prov 13:23
    68%

    23¶ Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Prov 13:11
    68%

    11¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Deut 24:15
    68%

    15At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

  • Prov 4:25
    68%

    25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.