Proverbs 20:13 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied [with] bread.

English ASV

Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

English Amplified

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you will be satisfied with bread.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

If you love to sleep too much, you will become poor. Keep awake so that you have food on the table!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Do not love sleep or you will end up poor. Keep your eyes open, and you will have plenty to eat.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have enough bread.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Love not sleep, lest you be reduced to poverty; eyes wide open mean abundant food.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't love sleep, or you will become poor. Stay awake, and you will have more food than you need.

English NIV

Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

English NKJ 1982

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

English NLT

If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

If you spend all your time sleeping, you’ll grow poor. So wake up, sleepyhead! Don’t sleep on the job. And then there will be plenty of food on your table.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Stay awake, work hard, and there will be plenty to eat!

English Tyndale 1537

Delight not thou in sleep, lest thou come to poverty: but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough.

Proverbs 20:13 — Compare Translations