Proverbs 24:33

Complete Jewish Bible

"I'll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep" —

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.

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:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:

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 passed by the field of the lazy man and the vineyard of the man lacking sense. ³¹ There it was, overgrown with thistles; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. ³² I looked, and I thought about it; I saw, and I learned this lesson: ³³ "I'll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep" — ³⁴ and poverty comes marching in on you, scarcity hits you like an invading soldier.

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
because I want you to swear by Adonai , God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from among the women of the Kena‘ani, among whom I am living;

Genesis 24:5
The servant replied, "Suppose the woman isn't willing to follow me to this land. Must I then bring your son back to the land from which you came?"

Genesis 24:8
But if the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are released from your obligation under my oath. Just don't bring my son back there."

Genesis 24:31
"Come on in," he said, "you whom Adonai has blessed! Why are you standing outside when I have made room in the house and prepared a place for the camels?"

Genesis 24:34
He said, "I am Avraham's servant.

Job 23:12
I don't withdraw from his lips' command; I treasure his words more than my daily food.

Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will serve kings, not obscure people.

Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever task comes your way to do, do it with all your strength; because in Sh'ol, where you will go, there is neither working nor planning, neither knowledge nor wisdom.

John 4:14
but whoever drinks the water I will give him will never be thirsty again! On the contrary, the water I give him will become a spring of water inside him, welling up into eternal life!"

1 Timothy 6:2
And those who have believing masters are not to show them less respect on the ground that they are brothers; on the contrary, they should serve all the more diligently, since those benefiting from their service are believers whom they love. Teach and exhort people about these things.

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.