Proverbs 20:14
“Bad! bad!” saith the buyer; But when he hath gone his way, then he boasteth.
Noyes 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
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
15There is gold and abundance of pearls; But the lips of knowledge are a precious vase.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10Is there any thing of which one may say, “Behold, this is new”? It was long ago, in the times which were before us.
1 Thessalonians 4:6that no one should go beyond and overreach his brother in the matter; because the Lord is the avenger in respect to all these things, as we also told you before 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 →