Proverbs 6:4

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

In Context

3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.

5Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:7(55-8) Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah

Proverbs 6:10'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:2-6

Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. It is… Read the whole commentary →

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