Proverbs 6:9
Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
In Context
8She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
Cross References
Psalms 94:8Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
Proverbs 19:15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
Proverbs 26:14The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
Jeremiah 4:14Wash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?
Romans 13:11And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already [is] to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer [is] our salvation than when we did believe;
1 Thessalonians 5:2for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,
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 →