Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 20:13
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Berean Standard Bible
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
King James Version
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
World English Bible
Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
American Standard Version
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 20
11 Even a young man is known by his actions—whether his conduct is pure and upright.
12 Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
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