Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
In Context
8c though weak in + 6:8c Gr. strength.body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Cross References
Psalms 94:8+ 94:8 Heb. 3. 7-12. To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, according to the day of + 94:8 Note, πειρασμοῦ is the reading of several editions.irritation in the wilderness:
Proverbs 19:15+ 19:15 Or, keeps down.Cowardice possesses the effeminate man; and the soul of the sluggard shall hunger.
Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on the hinge, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Jeremiah 4:14Cleanse thine heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved: how long will thy grievous thoughts be within thee?
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 →