The King James Version Bible

Proverbs 20:13

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

Cross References

  1. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  2. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
  3. He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
  4. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  5. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  6. The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  7. I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
  11. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
  12. For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.