"{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:" — Proverbs 24:33

Proverbs 24:33 · KJV

“{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”

— Proverbs 24:33

Then I saw, {and} considered {it} well: I looked upon {it, and} received instruction. {considered...: Heb. set my heart}

So shall thy poverty come {as} one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. {an...: Heb. a man of shield}

Proverbs 24 — Context

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, {and} nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

Then I saw, {and} considered {it} well: I looked upon {it, and} received instruction. {considered...: Heb. set my heart}

{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

So shall thy poverty come {as} one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. {an...: Heb. a man of shield}

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

Therefore let us not sleep, as {do} others; but let us watch and be sober.

Proverbs 6:4-11

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Romans 13:11

And that, knowing the time, that now {it is} high time to awake out of sleep: for now {is} our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Ephesians 5:14

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. {he: or, it}