Proverbs 20:14
Each buyer saith, It is evil, it is evil; and when he hath gone away, then he shall have glory, (or but after he hath gone away, then he shall boast about it).
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
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
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:10neither any man may say, Lo! this thing is new; for now it went before in worlds, that were before us. (nor can anyone say, Behold! this is new; for it hath already come before, in the time that was before us.)
1 Thessalonians 4:6And that no man over-go, neither deceive his brother, in chaffering. For the Lord is (the) (a)venger of all these things, as we before-said to you, and have witnessed. (And that no one overreach, or take advantage of, or deceive his brother, in merchandising or in trading. For the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we said to you before, or as we warned you, and have so 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 →