Proverbs 6:4

Give not sleep to thine eyes, 1 Nor slumber with thine eyelids; 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; 1 For on thy friend’s account thou art come into the power of evil men: 1 Faint not, 1 But stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety. 1

5That thou mayest deliver thyself as a doe out of the toils, 1 And as a bird out of a snare. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 55:7They will dwell near and hide themselves; 1 They will watch my steps, 1 Accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul. 1

Proverbs 6:10Thou 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

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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