Proverbs 20:13

New American Bible - revised edition

Do not love sleep lest you be reduced to poverty; keep your eyes open, have your fill of food.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

The slack hand impoverishes, but the busy hand brings riches.

Proverbs 12:11

Those who till their own land have food in plenty, but those who engage in idle pursuits lack sense.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but has nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is amply satisfied.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the sluggard goes hungry.

Proverbs 20:14

“Bad, bad!” says the buyer, then goes away only to boast.

Proverbs 28:19

Those who cultivate their land will have plenty of food, but those who engage in idle pursuits will have plenty of want.

Proverbs 31:15

She rises while it is still night, and distributes food to her household, a portion to her maidservants.

Jonah 1:6

The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps this god will be mindful of us so that we will not perish.”

Romans 12:11

Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.

Romans 13:11

And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed;

1 Corinthians 15:34

Become sober as you ought and stop sinning. For some have no knowledge of God; I say this to your shame.

Ephesians 5:14

for everything that becomes visible is light. Therefore, it says: “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10

In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat.