Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Berean Standard Bible
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 lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
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 →