Proverbs 20:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 20:13

11 Even a child is ^aknown by his deeds,
Whether what he does is pure and right.

12 ^aThe hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.

13 ^aDo not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

14 “It is¹ good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But ^athe lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 20:13

American Standard Version
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, `and' thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Amplified® Bible
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread.

Contemporary English Version
If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.

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

Good News Bible
If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.

King James Version
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

New American Standard Bible
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, {and} you will be satisfied with food.

New International Version
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay awake and you will have food to spare.

New King James Version
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

Revised Standard Version
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

Young's Literal Translation
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied `with' bread.

New English Translation
Do not love sleep,¹ lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that² you might be satisfied with food.³