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Proverbs 24:33

"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Idleness;   Instruction;   Poverty;   Rising;   Slothfulness;   Young Men;   The Topic Concordance - Laziness;   Poverty;   Understanding;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Wisdom literature;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Economic Life;   Israel, History of;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Hand;   Proverbs, Book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prov'erbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Proverbs, Book of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Labor;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
"A little sleep, a little slumber,A little folding of the hands to rest,"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:
Darby Translation
—A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
New King James Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;
Literal Translation
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down;
Easy-to-Read Version
a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap—
World English Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
King James Version (1611)
Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:
King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yee slepe on still a litle, slobre a litle, folde thine hodes together yet a litle:
American Standard Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
Bible in Basic English
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Update Bible Version
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
Webster's Bible Translation
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
New English Translation
"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
Contemporary English Version
Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs.
Complete Jewish Bible
"I'll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep" —
Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.
George Lamsa Translation
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands upon your chest;
Hebrew Names Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep'--
New Living Translation
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
New Life Bible
"A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands to rest,"
English Revised Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Berean Standard Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
New Revised Standard
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest.
Lexham English Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,
English Standard Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
New American Standard Bible
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
New Century Version
You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and lie down to rest.
Good News Translation
Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile,
Christian Standard Bible®
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Hou longe slepist thou, slow man? whanne schalt thou ryse fro sleep? Sotheli thou schalt slepe a litil, thou schalt nappe a litil, thou schalt ioyne togidere the hondis a litil, to take reste;
Revised Standard Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Young's Literal Translation
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

Contextual Overview

30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense; 31And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down. 32When I saw, I considered it well; I looked and received instruction. 33"Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],"34Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Proverbs 6:4-11, Romans 13:11, Ephesians 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 4:5 - lay on a bed 2 Samuel 11:2 - arose from Proverbs 6:9 - How Proverbs 6:10 - General Proverbs 19:15 - casteth Proverbs 26:14 - General Ecclesiastes 4:5 - fool Mark 13:36 - he find

Cross-References

Genesis 24:3
and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,
Genesis 24:5
The servant said to him, "Suppose the woman will not be willing to follow me back to this country; should I take your son back to the country from which you came?"
Genesis 24:8
"If the woman is not willing to follow you [to this land], then you will be free from this my oath and blameless; only you must never take my son back there."
Genesis 24:31
And Laban said, "Come in, blessed of the LORD! Why do you stand outside since I have made the house ready and have prepared a place for the camels?"
Genesis 24:34
So he said, "I am Abraham's servant.
Job 23:12
"I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skillful and experienced in his work? He will stand [in honor] before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.
John 4:14
"But whoever drinks the water that I give him will never be thirsty again. But the water that I give him will become in him a spring of water [satisfying his thirst for God] welling up [continually flowing, bubbling within him] to eternal life."
1 Timothy 6:2
Those who have believing masters are not to be disrespectful toward them because they are brothers [in Christ], but they should serve them even better, because those who benefit from their kindly service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these [duties and principles].

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber,.... The sight of the field and vineyard of the slothful put Solomon in mind of an observation he had made before, which fitly describes the disposition and gesture of the sluggard, by which means his field and vineyard came to ruin; while he should be up and tilling his field and planting his vineyard, he is in his bed; and awaking, instead of rising, craves for and indulges himself in another little doze, and which he repeats again and again;

a little folding of the hands to sleep; which ought to have been employed another way; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the Proverbs 6:11 note.


 
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