Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
* Loue not ſleepe, leſt thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou ſhalt be ſatiſfied with bread.
אָהַב , verb, ʾahav — to love (value 8)
H157,
אָהַב ʼâhab, aw-hab'; or אָהֵב ʼâhêb ; a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise):—(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.to love
(Qal)
human love for another, includes family, and sexual
human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom
human love for or to God
act of being a friend
lover (participle)
friend (participle)
God's love toward man
to individual men
to people Israel
to righteousness
(Niphal)
lovely (participle)
loveable (participle)
(Piel)
friends
lovers (fig. of adulterers)
to like
Used in 195 Verses, 28 Books 207  Occurrence Count
אַל , adverb of negation, ʾal — not (a subjective neg.) (value 31)
H408,
אַל ʼal, al; a negative particle (akin to H3808); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing:—nay, neither, + never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference)
do not, let not (with a verb)
let there not be (with a verb understood)
not, no (with substantive)
nothing (as substantive)
Used in 572 Verses, 37 Books 724  Occurrence Count
יָרַשׁ , verb, yarash — to take possession of, inherit, dispossess (value 510)
H3423,
יָרַשׁ yârash, yaw-rash'; or יָרֵשׁ yârêsh; a primitive root; 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:—cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, × without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, × utterly.to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir
(Qal)
to take possession of
to inherit
to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor
(Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty
(Piel) to devour
(Hiphil)
to cause to possess or inherit
to cause others to possess or inherit
to impoverish
to dispossess
to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit
Used in 204 Verses, 27 Books 229  Occurrence Count
לֶחֶם , masculine noun, lehem — bread, food (value 78)
H3899,
לֶחֶם lechem, lekh'-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.bread, food, grain
bread
bread
bread-corn
food (in general)
Used in 277 Verses, 30 Books 297  Occurrence Count
עַיִן , masculine/feminine noun, ʿayin — an eye (value 130)
H5869,
עַיִן ʻayin, ah'-yin; probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):—affliction, outward appearance, before, think best, colour, conceit, be content, countenance, displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), × him, humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), × me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, regard, resemblance, sight, × thee, × them, + think, × us, well, × you(-rselves).eye
eye
of physical eye
as showing mental qualities
of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.)
spring, fountain
Used in 827 Verses, 37 Books 882  Occurrence Count
פֵּן , adverb, conjunction, peyn — lest (value 130)
H6435,
פֵּן pên, pane; from H6437; properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest:—(lest) (peradventure), that...not.conjunction
lest, not, beware lest
adverb
lest
Used in 125 Verses, 20 Books 133  Occurrence Count
פָּקַח , verb, pakah — musterings, expenses (value 188)
H6491,
פָּקַח pâqach, paw-kakh'; a primitive root; to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant:—open.to open (the eyes)
(Qal)
to open (the eyes)
to open (the ears)
(Niphal) to be opened
Used in 18 Verses, 9 Books 20  Occurrence Count
שָׂבַע , verb, savaʿ — to be sated, satisfied or surfeited (value 372)
H7646,
שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah'; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited
(Qal)
to be sated (with food)
to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)
to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with
to be weary of (fig)
(Piel) to satisfy
(Hiphil)
to satisfy
to enrich
to sate, glut (with the undesired)
Used in 93 Verses, 20 Books 96  Occurrence Count
שֵׁנָה , feminine noun, sheyna — sleep (value 355)
H8142,
שֵׁנָה shênâh, shay-naw'; or שֵׁנָא shênâʼ; (Psalm 127:2), from H3462; sleep:—sleep.Used in 23 Verses, 10 Books 23  Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 20:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| אַל־תֶּֽאֱהַ֣ב שֵׁ֭נָה פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵ֑שׁ פְּקַ֖ח עֵינֶ֣יךָ שְֽׂבַֽע־לָֽחֶם׃ |
| Verse #16968 (Ch. #648) — 9 words, 29 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Love |
H157ʾahav |
אָהַב |
8 |
| not sleep, |
H8142sheyna |
שֵׁנָה |
355 |
| lest thou come to poverty; |
H3423yarash |
יָרַשׁ |
510 |
| open |
H6491pakah |
פָּקַח |
188 |
| thine eyes, |
H5869ʿayin |
עַיִן |
130 |
| and thou shalt be satisfied |
H7646savaʿ |
שָׂבַע |
372 |
| with bread. |
H3899lehem |
לֶחֶם |
78 |
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