Proverbs 20:13

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 6:9-11 reinforces the same warning against laziness—sleep leads to poverty, just as Proverbs 20:13 warns.

Proverbs 10:4 similarly contrasts slackness (poverty) with diligence (riches), echoing the principle in Proverbs 20:13.

In Proverbs 13:4, the same contrast appears: the sluggard's desires go unfulfilled while the diligent prosper — directly paralleling the warning against loving sleep.

Proverbs 19:15 states that sloth brings deep sleep and an idle soul suffers hunger — a clear parallel to the danger of loving sleep leading to poverty.

Proverbs 24:30-34 illustrates the same principle: a little sleep leads to sudden poverty, vividly showing the outcome warned against here.

Romans 13:11 urges waking from sleep because salvation is near — a spiritual parallel to the call to open eyes and avoid poverty.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 commands that the unwilling to work should not eat — reinforcing the link between laziness and deprivation found here.

Ephesians 5:14 says 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead' — a spiritual wake-up call similar to opening one's eyes for blessing.

1 Corinthians 15:34 calls believers to awake to righteousness and stop sinning — a moral parallel to waking from sleep for a better outcome.

Romans 12:11 Related theme

In Romans 12:11, Paul exhorts believers not to be slothful but fervent in serving the Lord — echoing the call to avoid laziness and be diligent.