Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
In Context
9Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:33Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.
Proverbs 24:34And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
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 →