Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Proverbs 20:13
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
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New Living Translation
If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
Update Bible Version
Don't love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; Open your eyes, [and] you shall be satisfied with bread.
Don't love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; Open your eyes, [and] you shall be satisfied with bread.
New Century Version
If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.
If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.
New English Translation
Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.
Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.
Webster's Bible Translation
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thy 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.
Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
English Standard Version
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Nyle thou loue sleep, lest nedynesse oppresse thee; opene thin iyen, and be thou fillid with looues.
Nyle thou loue sleep, lest nedynesse oppresse thee; opene thin iyen, and be thou fillid with looues.
English Revised Version
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Berean Standard Bible
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
Contemporary English Version
If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.
If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.
American Standard Version
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Bible in Basic English
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.
Complete Jewish Bible
If you love sleep, you will become poor; keep your eyes open, and you'll have plenty of food.
If you love sleep, you will become poor; keep your eyes open, and you'll have plenty of food.
Darby Translation
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Easy-to-Read Version
If you love to sleep, you will become poor. Use your time working and you will have plenty to eat.
If you love to sleep, you will become poor. Use your time working and you will have plenty to eat.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread in plenty.
King James Version (1611)
Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
New Life Bible
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be filled with food.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be filled with food.
New Revised Standard
Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
George Lamsa Translation
Love not sleep test you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep test you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Good News Translation
If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.
If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Do not love sleep, lest thou come to poverty, open thine eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.
Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread.
Revised Standard Version
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.
Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.
Love not to speak ill, lest thou be cut off: open thine eyes, and be filled with bread.
Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.
Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.
Hebrew Names Version
Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
King James Version
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Lexham English Bible
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes and have plenty bread.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes and have plenty bread.
Literal Translation
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, be satisfied with bread.
Young's Literal Translation
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied [with] bread.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied [with] bread.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come vnto pouerte: but ope thine eyes, & thou shalt haue bred ynough.
Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come vnto pouerte: but ope thine eyes, & thou shalt haue bred ynough.
THE MESSAGE
Don't be too fond of sleep; you'll end up in the poorhouse. Wake up and get up; then there'll be food on the table.
Don't be too fond of sleep; you'll end up in the poorhouse. Wake up and get up; then there'll be food on the table.
New American Standard Bible
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
New King James Version
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Contextual Overview
13Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Love: Proverbs 6:9-11, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 19:15, Proverbs 24:30-34, Romans 12:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:10
open: Jonah 1:6, Romans 13:11, 1 Corinthians 15:34, Ephesians 5:14
Cross-References
Genesis 12:1
Now [in Haran] the LORD had said to Abram, "Go away from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Now [in Haran] the LORD had said to Abram, "Go away from your country, And from your relatives And from your father's house, To the land which I will show you;
Genesis 12:9
Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward the Negev (the South country of Judah).
Then Abram journeyed on, continuing toward the Negev (the South country of Judah).
Genesis 20:3
But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man's wife."
But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man's wife."
Genesis 20:5
"Did Abraham not tell me, 'She is my sister?' And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this."
"Did Abraham not tell me, 'She is my sister?' And she herself said, 'He is my brother.' In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this."
Genesis 20:11
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
Abraham said, "Because I thought, 'Surely there is no fear or reverence of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
1 Samuel 23:21
Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have had compassion on me.
Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have had compassion on me.
Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will discover us?"
They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda; They talk of laying snares secretly; They say, "Who will discover us?"
Acts 5:9
Then Peter said to her, "How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."
Then Peter said to her, "How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when he was called [by God], obeyed by going to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went, not knowing where he was going.
By faith Abraham, when he was called [by God], obeyed by going to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went, not knowing where he was going.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty,.... Sleep is a very great natural blessing; it is a gift of God, what nature requires, and is desirable; it is to be loved, though not immoderately; it is sweet to a man, and what he should be thankful for; yet should not indulge himself in to the neglect of the proper business of life; nor to be used but at the proper time for it; for the eye is made for sight, and not for sleep only, as Aben Ezra observes, connecting the words with the preceding; and therefore should not be kept shut and inattentive to business, which must necessarily end in poverty and want; see Proverbs 6:9; and so spiritual sleep and slothfulness bring on a spiritual poverty in the souls of men, both as to the exercise of grace and the performance of duty;
open thine eyes, [and] thou shall be satisfied with bread; that is, open thine eyes from sleep, awake and keep so, and be sedulous and industrious in the business of thy calling; so shalt thou have a sufficiency of food for thyself and family; see Proverbs 12:11. It may be applied to awaking out of sleep in a spiritual sense, and to a diligent attendance to duty and the use of means, whereby the souls of men come to be satisfied with the goodness of the Lord, and the fatness of his house; see Ephesians 5:14.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Open thine eyes - Be vigilant and active. That is the secret of prosperity.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 20:13. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty — Sleep, indescribable in its nature, is an indescribable blessing; but how often is it turned into a curse! It is like food; a certain measure of it restores and invigorates exhausted nature; more than that oppresses and destroys life. A lover of sleep is a paltry, insignificant character.
