Proverbs 20:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 20:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 20:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.”

Proverbs 20:13 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”

Proverbs 20:13 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.”

Proverbs 20:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 20:13 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”

Proverbs 20:13 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:13 in Context — Proverbs 20

11 L’enfant laisse déjà voir par ses actions Si sa conduite sera pure et droite.

12 L’oreille qui entend, et l’œil qui voit, C’est l’Éternel qui les a faits l’un et l’autre.

13 N’aime pas le sommeil, de peur que tu ne deviennes pauvre; Ouvre les yeux, tu seras rassasié de pain.

14 Mauvais! Mauvais! Dit l’acheteur; Et en s’en allant, il se félicite.

15 Il y a de l’or et beaucoup de perles; Mais les lèvres savantes sont un objet précieux.

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What Does Proverbs 20:13 Mean?

Proverbs 20:13 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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