Proverbs 24:33

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,”

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Read Proverbs 24:33 in the flow of Proverbs24 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs24 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“A little sleep--a little slumber--A little folding of the hands to lie down.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 24:33 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 6:4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
  2. Proverbs 6:11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
  3. Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
  4. Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
  5. 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.
  6. Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
  7. 1 Thessalonians 5:6So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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