Proverbs 6:4

Grant not any sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3[Then] do this by all means, my son, and deliver thyself, because thou art come into the power of thy friend, Go hasten to him, and urge thy friend.

5Deliver thyself as a roebuck 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, I would flee far away, I would spend my night in the wilderness. Selah.

Proverbs 6:10“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”

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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