Proverbs 24:33
in Proverbs 24A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
KJV
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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This verse in Proverbs 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(3.) Where it is thus it is owing to the sinner's own slothfulness and folly. He is a sluggard, loves sleep, hates labour; and he is void of understanding, understands neither his business nor his interest; he is perfectly besotted.
This site's exposition
A little sleep, a little slumber
on Proverbs 24:33-34
"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest" and the poverty that comes "like a robber" repeat 6:10-11. The book's own refrain closes the chapter as it closed the earlier warning. The lesson is drawn twice because the danger it names keeps returning.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,....
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְעַ֣ט | meat | a little of | H4592 → | 101 times |
| שֵׁ֭נוֹת | shenot | sleep<s> | H8142 → | 23 times |
| מְעַ֣ט | meat | a little of | H4592 → | 101 times |
| תְּנוּמ֑וֹת | tenumot | slumber<s> | H8572 → | 5 times |
| מְעַ֓ט׀ | meat | a little of | H4592 → | 101 times |
| חִבֻּ֖ק | chibuk | folding of | H2264 → | |
| יָדַ֣יִם | yadayim | hands | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ | lishkav | to rest | H7901 → | 212 times |
מְעַ֣טa little of
meatH4592 →101 times
שֵׁ֭נוֹתsleep<s>
shenotH8142 →23 times
מְעַ֣טa little of
meatH4592 →101 times
תְּנוּמ֑וֹתslumber<s>
tenumotH8572 →5 times
מְעַ֓ט׀a little of
meatH4592 →101 times
חִבֻּ֖קfolding of
chibukH2264 →
יָדַ֣יִםhands
yadayimH3027 →1618 times
לִשְׁכָּֽב׃to rest
lishkavH7901 →212 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Romans 13:11–12
And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
- Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6
So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.
- Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
- Isaiah 60:1
Through
Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
it leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5–8
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
- 1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
- Ephesians 5:14
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5–8
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.