Proverbs 3:24

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“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.”

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 3:24 in the flow of Proverbs3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs3 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 3:24 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:6And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
  2. 2 Chronicles 20:30Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
  3. Job 11:19You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
  4. Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
  5. Psalms 3:6I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
  6. Psalms 4:8I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  7. Psalms 91:5You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
  8. Psalms 121:4Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
  9. Psalms 127:2In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
  10. Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
  11. Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
  12. Isaiah 54:14In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
  13. Jeremiah 31:26At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
  14. Ezekiel 34:15I will tend My flock and make them lie down, declares the Lord GOD.
  15. Ezekiel 34:25I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
  16. Ezekiel 34:27The trees of the field will give their fruit, and the land will yield its produce; My flock will be secure in their land. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and delivered them from the hands that enslaved them.
  17. Acts 12:6On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
  18. 1 Thessalonians 4:13Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

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