Proverbs 6:9 {10}
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Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

how

Proverbs 1:22 Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.

Proverbs 24:33,34 Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest. . . .

Jeremiah 4:14 Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee?

when

Psalm 94:8 Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.

John 1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

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 5:2-7 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord shall so come as a thief in the night. . . .

Context
Warnings Against Foolishness
8How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 9Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:10And 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.…
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Proverbs 6:8
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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 26:14
As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Lexicon
How
מָתַ֖י (mā·ṯay)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4970: Extent, when

long
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

will you lie there,
תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב (tiš·kāḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

O sluggard?
עָצֵ֥ל ׀ (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: Sluggish, lazy

When
מָ֝תַ֗י (mā·ṯay)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4970: Extent, when

will you get up
תָּק֥וּם (tā·qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

from your sleep?
מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃ (miš·šə·nā·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8142: Sleep


Additional Translations
How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?

How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
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