Proverbs 20:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:13 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:13 — KJV
“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”
— Proverbs 20:13 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:13 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:13
“Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:13: come, thine, eyes
“Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. a piece...: or, a stater: it is half an ounce of silver, in value two shillings and six pence, sterling; about fifty five cents”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:13: lest, come, open
“And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:13: lest, come, poverty
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:13: thine, eyes, bread
“Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:13: come, thine, shalt
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