Proverbs 20:13
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”
לֶחֶם
Bread, food, grain. Lechem. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. There is food for the body and food for the soul.
יָרַשׁ
you should become impoverished
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יָרַשׁ
you should become impoverished
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
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פָּקַח
open
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פָּקַח
To open the eyes. Paqach. Recovery of sight to the blind. Jesus opened physical eyes and spiritual ones. Both miracles still happen today.
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עַיִן
eyes/ your
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עַיִן
Eye, spring of water. Ayin. Open the eyes of my heart LORD. I lift my eyes to You who are enthroned in heaven.
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פֵּן
lest
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פֵּן
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
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שָׂבַע
be satisfied
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שָׂבַע
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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שֵׁנָה
sleep
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שֵׁנָה
sleep
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