Proverbs 24:33

English Standard Version

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

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:

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:

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 a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, ³¹ and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. ³² Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. ³³ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, ³⁴ and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and 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
that I may make you swear by the Lord , the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,

Genesis 24:5
The servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?"

Genesis 24:8
But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."

Genesis 24:31
He said, "Come in, O blessed of the Lord . Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house and 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 treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.

Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

1 Timothy 6:2
Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge 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.