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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 20:13 - Lest
Proverbs 20:13 - Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love | H157 | אָהַב |
[Verb] to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
| sleep | H8142 | שֵׁנָה |
[Noun Feminine] from H3462; sleep |
| lest | H6435 | פֵּן |
[Conjunction] properly removal; used only (in the constructive) adverbially as conjugation lest |
| thou come to poverty | H3423 | יָרַשׁ |
[Verb] to occupy (be driving out previous {tenants} and possessing in their place); by implication to {seize} to {rob} to inherit; also to {expel} to {impoverish} to ruin |
| open | H6491 | פָּקַח |
[Verb] to open (the {senses} especially the eyes); figuratively to be observant |
| thine eyes | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| and thou shalt be satisfied | H7646 | שָׂבַע |
[Verb] to {sate} that {is} fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) |
| with bread | H3899 | לֶחֶם |
[Noun Masculine] food (for man or {beast}) especially {bread} or grain (for making it) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.