Proverbs 20:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

Proverbs 12:11

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Proverbs 13:4

The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

Proverbs 19:15

Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

Proverbs 20:14

A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

Proverbs 28:19

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

Proverbs 31:15

She gets up while it is still night, and gives meat to her family, and their food to her servant-girls.

Jonah 1:6

And the ship's captain came to him and said to him, What are you doing sleeping? Up! say a prayer to your God, if by chance God will give a thought to us, so that we may not come to destruction.

Romans 12:11

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

Romans 13:11

See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.