Proverbs 24:33

Proverbs 24:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
• New International Version (NIV)A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
• English Standard Version (ESV)A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
• New King James Version (NKJV)A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;

Context of Proverbs 24:33

31And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down. 32When I saw, I considered it well; I looked and received instruction. “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],” 34Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man.

Proverbs 24:33 word by word

מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• slumberתְּנוּמָהtenûmâh · slumberH8572
• foldingחִבֻּקchibbûq · foldingH2264
• of the handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• to sleepשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: sleepH7901

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:33

• Proverbs 6:4Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
• Romans 13:11Do this, knowing that this is a critical time. It is already the hour for you to awaken from your sleep [of spiritual complacency]; for our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [in Christ].
• Ephesians 5:14For this reason He says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine [as dawn] upon you and give you light.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then let us not sleep [in spiritual indifference] as the rest [of the world does], but let us keep wide awake [alert and cautious] and let us be sober [self-controlled, calm, and wise].

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33See the Proverbs 6:11 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-34Verses 30-34 See what a blessing the husbandman's calling is, and what a wilderness this earth would be without it. See what great difference there is in the management even of worldly affairs. Sloth and self-indulgence are the bane of all good. When we see fields overgrown with thorns and thistles, and the fences broken down, we see an emblem of the far more deplorable state of many souls. Every vile affection grows in men's hearts; yet they compose…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34This saying repeats Proverbs 6:10–11.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3432-34. From the folly of the sluggard learn wisdom (Pr 6:10, 11).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:33

• Idleness
• Instruction
• Poverty
• Rising
• Slothfulness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Faint
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• Face
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Proverbs, Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings