Proverbs 6:9

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

In Context

8c Though weak in body, 1 She is advanced by honoring wisdom. 1

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

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Cross References

Psalms 94:8Today, if ye will hear his voice, 1 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, 1 According to the day of irritation in the wilderness: 1

Proverbs 19:15Cowardice possesses the effeminate man; 1 And the soul of the sluggard shall hunger. 1

Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on the hinge, 1 So does a sluggard on his bed. 1

Jeremiah 4:14Cleanse thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayest be saved: how long will thy grievous thoughts be within thee?

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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