Proverbs 20:13-14, Buyer and Seller, Beware!
We have met with this idle fellow (vs.13) before (6:9-11). Early to bed, early to rise has been the maxim of many who attribute their success to the habit of early rising. “Early risers gain the dew of the day.” There is a warning in both proverbs, but we concentrate now on vs.14 because of its wide application today. Vs.14 applies, however, to both buyer and seller. One is bent on buying low, the other on selling high. The one vilifies unjustly; the other flatters untruly!