Proverbs 20:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If you love to sleep, you will become poor. Use your time working and you will have plenty to eat.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on sleep, and an appetite for rest brings on hunger.

Romans 12:11

As you serve the Lord, work hard and don’t be lazy. Be excited about serving him!

Proverbs 12:11

Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.

Proverbs 13:4

Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.

2 Thessalonians 3:10

When we were with you, we gave you this rule: “Whoever will not work should not be allowed to eat.”

Romans 13:11

I say this because you know that we live in an important time. Yes, it is now time for you to wake up from your sleep. Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Ephesians 5:14

Yes, everything is made clear by the light. This is why we say, “Wake up, you who are sleeping! Rise from death, and Christ will shine on you.”

Jonah 1:6

The captain of the boat saw Jonah and said, “Wake up! Why are you sleeping? Pray to your god! Maybe your god will hear your prayer and save us!”

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know God. I say this to shame you.

Proverbs 20:14

When buying something, people always say, “It’s no good. It costs too much.” Then they go away and tell others what a good deal they got.

Proverbs 28:19

Whoever works hard will have plenty to eat, but whoever wastes their time with dreams will always be poor.

Proverbs 31:15

She wakes up early in the morning, cooks food for her family, and gives the servants their share.