Proverbs 6:4

Do not give sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

In Context

3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.

5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:7Lo, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

Proverbs 6:10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

Matthew 24:17Let the man on the housetop not go down to take things from his house.

John 5:4For a heavenly agent went down at a certain time into the pool, and agitated the water. Therefore the first man who stepped in after the agitation of the water became well from whatever affliction he had.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:2-6

Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. It is… Read the whole commentary →

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