Proverbs 6:4

Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids.

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In The King James Version

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

In Context

3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter , and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Cross References

Psalms 55:7Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Proverbs 6:10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Matthew 24:17Let him who is on the house-top not come down to take any thing out of his house:

John 5:4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and agitated the water: whoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was cured of whatever disease he had.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:2-6

Cautions against Suretiship. 1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. It is… Read the whole commentary →

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