Proverbs 20:14
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
King James Version
In Context
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:14
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. Note, 1. Those that indulge themselves in their ease may expect to want necessaries, which should have been gotten by honest labour. "Therefore, though thou must sleep (nature requires it), yet love not sleep, as those do that hate business. Love not sleep for its own sake, but only as it fits for further work. Love not much sleep, but rather grudge the time that is spent in it, and wish thou couldst live without… Read the whole commentary →