Proverbs 6:10
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
9How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
11Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
Cross References
Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and you will say twisted things.
Proverbs 24:34So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:7-12
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves… Read the whole commentary →