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Proverbs 6:9
9But you, you lazy man, you lie in bed too long! Will you never get up to work?
Proverbs 6:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
- New International Version (NIV)How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
- English Standard Version (ESV)How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
- New King James Version (NKJV)How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
Context of Proverbs 6:9
7They have no leader or ruler, 8but they get their food during the summer. At the time of harvest they store food to prepare for winter. But you, you lazy man, you lie in bed too long! Will you never get up to work? 10You say, ‘I will have a short sleep. I will rest quietly for a while.’ 11But while you sleep you will suddenly become poor. You will have nothing, as if someone has robbed you.
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עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:9
- Proverbs 1:22‘Listen to me! Will you silly people continue to be so silly? You people who laugh at God, will you always be like that? Will fools always refuse to learn anything?
- Proverbs 24:33You may say, ‘I will have a short sleep. I will rest quietly for a while.’
- Jeremiah 4:14People of Jerusalem, remove the evil things from your lives. Then the Lord may save you. Do not continue to have wicked ideas.
- Psalms 94:8Think again, all you fools among the people! Stupid people, become wise!
- John 1:6God sent a man to bring his message. His name was John.
- Romans 13:11Live in that way, because you know what is happening in this time now. It is time that you should stop sleeping. It is now time to wake up. The time when God will save us completely is near. That time is nearer now than when we first believed in him.
- Ephesians 5:14Everything that becomes clear to see is in the light. That is why it says: ‘Wake up, you people who are asleep! Rise up from among the dead people! Then Christ will shine his light on you.’
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2You know very well about how the great day of the Lord will happen. That day will surprise people very much, like when a robber comes in the night.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:9
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Diligence in business is every man's wisdom and duty; not so much that he may attain worldly wealth, as that he may not be a burden to others, or a scandal to the church. The ants are more diligent than slothful men. We may learn wisdom from the meanest insects, and be shamed by them. Habits of indolence and indulgence grow upon people. Thus life runs to waste; and poverty, though at first at a distance, gradually draws near, like a traveller…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-11Lazy people sleep instead of preparing for what they need (see also Proverbs 24:33–34). They are the opposite of self-motivated and hardworking ants. Extra sleep and more slumber sarcastically describe a lazy person’s ambition.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Their conduct graphically described;Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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