Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou rise out of thy sleep?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
In Context
8Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
10Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
Cross References
Psalms 94:8Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee?
Romans 13:11And that knowing the season; that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
1 Thessalonians 5:2For yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall so come, as a thief in the night.
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 →