Proverbs 6:9

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

7Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, 8they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? 10A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Proverbs 6:9 word by word

עַד־מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל׀ תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How long wilt thou sleepשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
• O sluggardעָצֵל‛âtsêl · sluggishH6102
• when wilt thou ariseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• out of thy sleepשֵׁנָהshênâh shênâ' · sleepH8142

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:9

• Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
• Proverbs 24:33A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
• Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart that you may be saved. How long will you harbor your evil thoughts?
• Psalms 94:8Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?
• John 1:6God sent a man, John the Baptist,
• Romans 13:11This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
• Ephesians 5:14for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, “Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief 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

Topics related to Proverbs 6:9

• Idleness
• Rising
• Sleep
• Slothfulness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Hunt
• Lust
• Naughtiness
• Suddenly
• Teach
• Hezekiah (2)
• James, Epistle of
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Sluggard

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