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Proverbs 20:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.Proverbs 20:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 20:13 in context
11Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
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Key words (Strong's)
- satisfiedsâbaʻto sateH7646 →
- povertyyârashto occupyH3423 →
- sleepshênâhsleepH8142 →
- Loveʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- openpâqachto openH6491 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
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Note, 1. Those that indulge themselves in their ease may expect to want necessaries, which should have been gotten by honest labour. "Therefore, though thou must sleep (nature requires it), yet love not sleep, as those do that hate business. Love not sleep for its own sake, but only as it fits for further work.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary