Proverbs 20:13

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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.

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

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

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    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.

  • Eccl 5:10-13
    4 verses
    78%

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

    11 When 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?

    12 The 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.

    13 There 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%

    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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

    5 Wilt 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:

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

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    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.

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

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

  • 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

  • 4 I 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.

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

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

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

  • 16 When 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:)

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

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

  • 2 Wherefore 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.

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

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

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

  • 23 In all labour there is ofit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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

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

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

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

  • 16 He that opesseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

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

  • 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

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

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

  • 15 At 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.

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