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

31I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone fence was torn down. 32When I observed ⌞this⌟, I took it to heart. I saw it and learned my lesson. “Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap.” 34Then your poverty will come like a drifter, and your need will come like a bandit.

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 6:4Don’t let your eyes rest or your eyelids close.
• Romans 13:11You know the times ⌞in which we are living⌟. It’s time for you to wake up. Our salvation is nearer now than when we first became believers.
• Ephesians 5:14because light makes everything easy to see. That’s why it says: “Wake up, sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6Therefore, we must not fall asleep like other people, but we must stay awake and be sober.

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
• Respect
• 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