Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
In Context
32So I observed it, for myself, I applied my heart, I looked—I accepted correction:
34So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Do not give sleep to thine eyes, or slumber to thine eyelashes;
Proverbs 18:9Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.
Romans 13:11And, this besides,—knowing the season—that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
1 Thessalonians 5:6Hence, then, let us not be sleeping, as the rest, but let us 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 →