Proverbs 24:33
Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
In Context
32This I sawe, and considered it well: I looked vpon it, and toke it for a warning.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Let not thyne eyes sleepe, nor thyne eye liddes slumber.
Proverbs 18:9Who so is slouthfull in his labour, is the brother of hym that is a waster.
Romans 13:11And chiefely consideryng the season, howe that it is tyme that we shoulde nowe awake out of slepe: For nowe is our saluation nearer, then when we beleued.
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 →