Cross References Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest. Proverbs 6:10 And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee. Proverbs 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Proverbs 20:13 Love not sleep, lest poverty oppress thee: open thy eyes, and be filled with bread. Proverbs 24:32 Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction. Proverbs 24:34 And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man. Ecclesiastes 4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest. Proverbs 6:4-11 Deliver thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. . . . Romans 13:11 And that, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. Ephesians 5:14 Wherefore he saith: Rise, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead: and Christ shall enlighten thee. 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8 Therefore, let us not sleep, as others do: but let us watch, and be sober. . . . Context Further Sayings of the Wise…32Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction. 33Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest.34And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.… Lexicon A littleמְעַ֣ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4592: A little, fewness, a few sleep, שֵׁ֭נוֹת (nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8142: Sleep a little מְעַ֣ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4592: A little, fewness, a few slumber, תְּנוּמ֑וֹת (tə·nū·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8572: Drowsiness, sleep a little מְעַ֓ט ׀ (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4592: A little, fewness, a few folding חִבֻּ֖ק (ḥib·buq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2264: A clasping, folding (of the hands) of the hands יָדַ֣יִם (yā·ḏa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand to rest, לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ (liš·kāḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down Additional Translations A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; The sluggard says,I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast. -- A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. Jump to Previous Folding Hands Little Rest Sleep SlumberJump to Next Folding Hands Little Rest Sleep SlumberExternal Links Proverbs 24:33 NIVProverbs 24:33 NLT Proverbs 24:33 ESV Proverbs 24:33 NASB Proverbs 24:33 ASV Proverbs 24:33 Bible Apps Proverbs 24:33 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:33 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:33 French Bible Proverbs 24:33 German Bible Alphabetical: A folding hands little of rest sleep slumber the to OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:33 A little sleep a little slumber (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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