"Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids." — Proverbs 6:4

Proverbs 6:4 · KJV

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

— Proverbs 6:4

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. {and make...: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend}

Verse 5

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Proverbs 6 — Context

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. {and make...: or, so shalt thou prevail with thy friend}

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

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand {of the hunter}, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Cross References

Psalms 132:4

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, {or} slumber to mine eyelids,

Proverbs 6:10-11

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

Mark 13:35-36

Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do {it} with thy might; for {there is} no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Matthew 24:17-18

Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: