Proverbs 20:12-13
Proverbs 20:12-13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them. Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Proverbs 20:12-13 New Century Version (NCV)
The LORD has made both these things: ears to hear and eyes to see. If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.
Proverbs 20:12-13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The [omnipotent] LORD has made both of them. 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.
Proverbs 20:12-13 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Lovers of God have been given eyes to see and ears to hear from God. If you spend all your time sleeping, you’ll grow poor. So wake up, sleepyhead! Don’t sleep on the job. And then there will be plenty of food on your table.
Proverbs 20:12-13 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made them both. Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 20:12-13 The Message (MSG)
Ears that hear and eyes that see— we get our basic equipment from GOD! Don’t be too fond of sleep; you’ll end up in the poorhouse. Wake up and get up; then there’ll be food on the table.
Proverbs 20:12-13 King James Version (KJV)
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, The LORD hath made even both of them. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:12-13 American Standard Version (ASV)
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:12-13 New International Version (NIV)
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both. Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.