Proverbs 3:24

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; 1 when thou liest down, thy sheynah (sleep) shall be sweet. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

In Context

23Then shalt thou walk in thy derech safely, 1 and thy regel shall not stumble. 1

25Be not afraid of sudden pachad (terror), 1 neither of the desolation of the resha'im (wicked ones), when it cometh. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:6And I will give shalom in HaAretz, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid the savage beast out of HaAretz, neither shall the cherev pass through your land.

Job 11:19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; 1 yea, rabbim (many) shall court thy favor. 1

Psalms 3:6I laid me down and slept; 1 I awaked, for Hashem sustains me. 1

Psalms 91:5Thou shalt not be afraid of the pachad (terror) by lailah; 1 nor of the khetz (arrow) that flieth yomam (by day); 1

Psalms 127:2It is vain for you to rise up early, 1 to sit up late, 1 to eat the lechem ha'atzavim (bread of toils); 1 for so He giveth his beloved sleep. 1

Proverbs 19:23The Yirat Hashem tendeth to chayyim, 1 and he that hath it shall rest secure; 1 he shall not be visited by rah. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:22-27

The Excellency of Wisdom. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being… Read the whole commentary →

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