Proverbs 6:10

Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, 1 And thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

In Context

9How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? 1 And when wilt thou awake out of sleep? 1

11a But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall arrive as a fountain, 1 And poverty shall flee away as a bad courier. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 23:33Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, 1 Then thy mouth shall speak perverse things. 1

Proverbs 24:34But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; 1 And thy want like a swift courier. 1

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 →

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