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Proverbs 3:24
24When you lie down to sleep, you will not be afraid. You will sleep well with peace in your mind.
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 give you strength in life. You will enjoy life, like a beautiful necklace that you wear. 23You will be safe as you travel through life. There will be no danger to make you fall down. When you lie down to sleep, you will not be afraid. You will sleep well with peace in your mind. 25You will not be frightened of any trouble that might surprise you. Trouble may destroy wicked people, but you will know that you are safe. 26The Lord is the one who will take care of you. He will protect you, so that no danger can hurt you.
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אִם־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ב לֹֽא־תִפְחָ֑ד וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 3:24
- Proverbs 6:22Wherever you go in life, their words will be your guide. They will keep you safe while you sleep. When you wake up, they will teach you.
- Leviticus 26:6I will stop war in Israel. When the people sleep, they will not be afraid. I will take the wild animals away. Other people will not hurt my people.
- Psalms 3:5I lie down and I sleep. Then I wake up, because the Lord takes care of me.
- Psalms 4:8I will lie down and I will sleep in peace. You, Lord, are the one who takes care of me, and you keep me safe.
- Psalms 121:4Yes! The Lord keeps Israel's people safe. He never gets tired or sleeps at all!
- Ezekiel 34:15I myself will take care of my sheep. I will give them safe places to lie down and rest. I, the Almighty Lord, say this.
- Psalms 127:2It will not help you to work all day for food, and never stop. God gives food to the people that he loves. Even while they sleep, God takes care of them.
- Jeremiah 31:26Then they will say, “When I woke from my sleep and I looked around, I was happy.” ’
- Acts 12:6It was the night before King Herod wanted to bring Peter out of the prison and judge him. The soldiers had tied Peter to themselves with chains. So Peter was sleeping between two soldiers. Some other soldiers were guarding the doors of the prison.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13Our Christian friends, we want you to understand properly about your friends who have died. Then you will not continue to be sad about them. People who do not hope for any life after death are sad when their friends die. But you should not be upset like those other people.
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
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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
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