Proverbs 20:14
It is bad, it is bad, says the buyer, but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
In Context
15There is gold, and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10Is there a thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
1 Thessalonians 4:6not to transgress and to cheat his brother in the affair, because the Lord is vengeful about all these things, as also we forewarned you and solemnly 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 →