Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, 1 a little folding of the hands to rest— 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
In Context
32Then I saw and considered it; 1 I looked and received instruction. 1
34and poverty comes marching upon you, 1 and your needs like an armed soldier.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Give your eyes no sleep 1 and your eyelids no slumber. 1
Proverbs 18:9Also, one who is slack in his work 1 is a brother to the one who destroys the most. 1
Romans 13:11Because of this, you know the time, that it is already time for you to awake out of sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the rest do. Instead, let us keep watch and be sober.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:31-34
The Vineyard of the Slothful. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. Here is, 1. The… Read the whole commentary →