Proverbs 20:14
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
Berean Standard Bible
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
13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
1 Thessalonians 4:6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
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 →