Proverbs 20:13

Foolproof Instructions

¹²
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.
¹³ 
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
¹⁴
“It is [almost] worthless, it is [almost] worthless,” says the buyer [as he negotiates the price];
But when he goes his way, then he boasts [about his bargain].

Open Your Eyes

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 6:9-11

How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.

Romans 12:11

never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;

Jonah 1:6

So the captain came up to him and said, “How can you stay asleep? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps your god will give a thought to us so that we will not perish.”

Romans 13:11

Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].

1 Corinthians 15:34

Be sober-minded [be sensible, wake up from your spiritual stupor] as you ought, and stop sinning; for some [of you] have no knowledge of God [you are disgracefully ignorant of Him, and ignore His truths]. I say this to your shame.

Ephesians 5:14

For this reason He says,

“Awake, sleeper,
And arise from the dead,
And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”

2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even while we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.