Proverbs 20:13-23

13 ¹Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.

14 "Bad, bad," says the buyer, But when he goes his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

16 Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

17 ²Bread obtained by falsehood is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

18 Prepare ³plans by consultation, And ⁴make war by wise guidance.

19 He who ⁵goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with ⁶a gossip *.

20 He who ⁷curses his father or his mother, His ⁸lamp will go out in time of darkness.

21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.

22 ⁹Do not say, "I will repay evil "; ¹⁰Wait for the LORD, and He will save you.

23 ¹¹Differing weights are an abomination to the LORD, And a ¹²false scale is not good.

Cross References 12

1. Proverbs 6:9, 10; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 24:33
2. Proverbs 9:17
3. Proverbs 11:14; Proverbs 15:22
4. Proverbs 24:6; Luke 14:31
5. Proverbs 11:13
6. Proverbs 13:3
7. Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9; Proverbs 30:11; Matthew 15:4
8. Job 18:5; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 24:20
9. Proverbs 24:29; Matthew 5:39; Romans 12:17, 19; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9
10. Psalms 27:14
11. Proverbs 20:10
12. Proverbs 11:1