Proverbs 20:14
It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10Is there any thing, whereof one may say, Beholde this, it is newe? it hath bene already in the olde time that was before vs.
1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man oppresse or defraude his brother in any matter: for the Lord is auenger of all such thinges, as we also haue tolde you before time, and 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 →