Proverbs 24:33

Bishop's Bible

Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
a little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest,

Hebrew Names Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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.

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

World English Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

Legacy Standard Bible
"A little sleep, a little slumber,A little folding of the hands to rest,"

Berean Standard Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

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" —

Darby Translation
—A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

Easy-to-Read Version
a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap—

George Lamsa Translation
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands upon your chest;

Good News Translation
Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile,

Lexham English Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,

Literal Translation
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down;

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:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Yet 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:

English Revised Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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;

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,

New King James Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;

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,"

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.

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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"

Contextual Overview

³⁰ I went by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man: ³¹ And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe. ³² This I sawe, and considered it well: I looked vpon it, and toke it for a warning. ³³ Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle: ³⁴ So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed 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 wyll make thee sweare by the Lorde God of heauen, and God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wyfe vnto my sonne of the daughters of the Chanaanites, amongest which I dwel:

Genesis 24:5
But the seruaunt sayd vnto hym: peraduenture the woman wyll not agree to come with me vnto this lande, shall I bryng thy sonne againe vnto the land whiche thou cammest out of?

Genesis 24:8
Neuerthelesse, if the woman wyl not folowe thee, then shalt thou be cleare from this my othe: onlye bring not my sonne thyther agayne.

Genesis 24:31
And he sayde: come thou blessed of the Lord, wherfore standest thou without? I haue dressed the house, & rowme for thy Camelles.

Genesis 24:34
And he sayde: I am Abrahams seruaunt,

Job 23:12
I will not forsake the commaundement of his lippes, I haue esteemed the wordes of his mouth more then myne appoynted foode.

Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou not that they which be diligent in their businesse stande before kinges, & not among the simple people?

Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do, that do with al thy power: for in the graue that thou goest vnto, there is neither worke, counsayle, knowledge, nor wysdome.

John 4:14
But whosoeuer drynketh of the water that I shall geue hym, shall neuer be more a thyrst: but the water that I shall geue him, shalbe in him a well of water, spryngyng vp into euerlastyng lyfe.

1 Timothy 6:2
And they whiche haue beleuyng maisters, despise them not because they are brethren: but rather do seruice, forasmuch as they are beleuyng and beloued and partakers of the benefite. These thynges teache and exhort.

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.