Proverbs 6:4

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

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3Do this now, my son, and rescue thyself,—Since thou hast fallen into the hands of thy neighbor,—Go, prostrate thyself, and be urgent with thy neighbor!

5Rescue thyself, as a roe from the hand, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:7Behold, I would wander far away, And take up my abode in a wilderness. [[Pause.]]

Proverbs 6:10“A little sleep,—a little slumber,—A little folding of the hands to rest:”

Matthew 24:17let not him that is on the house-top go down to take away the things belonging to his house;

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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