Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
King James Version
In Context
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Cross References
Psalms 94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 26:14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Romans 13:11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1 Thessalonians 5:2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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 →