Proverbs 6:10

Yet a little sheynot (sleep ), + 6:10 pl. a little slumber, 1 a little folding of the yadayim to sleep; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Ad mosai wilt thou lie down, O atzel (sluggard, lazy one)? 1 When wilt thou arise out of thy sheynah (sleep)? 1

11So shall thy poverty come as a prowler, 1 and thy need as an ish mogen (man of armor). 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 23:33Thine eynayim shall behold zarot (strange women), 1 and thine lev shall utter perverse things. 1

Proverbs 24:34So shall thy poverty come like a prowler; 1 and thy want like an ish mogen (armed warrior).

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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