Proverbs 3:24

Proverbs 3:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
• New International Version (NIV)When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.

Context of Proverbs 3:24

22They will be life for you and adornment for your neck. 23Then you will go safely on your way; your foot will not stumble. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant. 25Don’t fear sudden danger or the ruin of the wicked when it comes, 26for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from a snare.

Proverbs 3:24 word by word

אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When thou liest downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• thou shalt not be afraidפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
• and thy sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142
• shall be sweetעָרַב‛ârêb · to pleaseH6149

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:24

• Proverbs 6:22When you walk here and there, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
• Leviticus 26:6I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to frighten you. I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.
• Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again because the Lord sustains me.
• Psalms 4:8I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, Lord, make me live in safety.
• Psalms 121:4Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
• Ezekiel 34:15I will tend my flock and let them lie down. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Psalms 127:2In vain you get up early and stay up late, working hard to have enough food — yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.
• Jeremiah 31:26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
• Acts 12:6When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24When thou liest down - In these verses ( Proverbs 3:23-26;) the wise man describes the confidence, security, and safety, which proceed from a consciousness of innocence. Most people are afraid of sleep, lest they should never awake, because they feel they are not prepared to appear before God. They are neither innocent nor pardoned. True believers know that God is their keeper night and day; they have strong confidence in him that he will be their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-26Verses 21-26 Let us not suffer Christ's words to depart from us, but keep sound wisdom and discretion; then shall we walk safely in his ways. The natural life, and all that belongs to it, shall be under the protection of God's providence; the spiritual life, and all its interests, under the protection of his grace, so that we shall be kept from falling into sin or trouble.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-26This passage lists the benefits of common sense and discernment, which come from wisdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2422-24. assign reasons in their value for happiness and ornament, guidance and support in dangers, both when waking and sleeping.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 3:24

• Faith
• Peace
• Wisdom
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Choose
• Confidence
• Correction
• Devise
• Discretion
• Envy
• Habitation
• Lowly
• Precious

Commentaries on Proverbs 3

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings