Proverbs 6:10
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
9How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?
11So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:33Thine eyes, will see strange women, and, thy heart, will speak perverse things:
Proverbs 24:34So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.
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 →