Proverbs 20:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב
(te·'e·hav)
157: to lovea prim. root
sleep,נָה
(nah)
8142: sleepfrom yashen
orפֶּן־
(pen-)
6435: lestof uncertain derivation
you will become poor;תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ
(tiv·va·resh;)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
Openפְּקַ֖ח
(pe·kach)
6491b: to open (eyes)a prim. root
your eyes,עֵינֶ֣יךָ
(ei·nei·cha)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
[and] you will be satisfiedשְֽׂבַֽע־
(se·va-)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
with food.לָֽחֶם׃
(la·chem.)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham


















KJV Lexicon
Love
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
not sleep
shehah  (shay-naw')
sleep -- sleep.
lest thou come to poverty
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
open
paqach  (paw-kakh')
to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant -- open.
thine eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
and thou shalt be satisfied
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
with bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

King James Bible
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you'll have enough to eat."

International Standard Version
Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.

NET Bible
Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor, but open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not love sleep or you will end up poor. Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat.

King James 2000 Bible
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
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