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:
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

Context of Proverbs 24:33

31thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. 32I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 34and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity 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 6:4Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
• Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
• Ephesians 5:14This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and 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

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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