Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
In Context
32Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
34So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
Proverbs 18:9He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.
Romans 13:11See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:31-34
The Vineyard of the Slothful. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. Here is, 1. The… Read the whole commentary →