Proverbs 6:9-11

Practical Warnings

9 r How long will you lie there, l O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 s A little sleep, a little slumber,
t a little s folding of the hands to rest,
11 u and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.

  1. Cross References
    Jonah 1:6
    So the captain came and said to him, "What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, call out to your god! Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.
  2. Cross References
    Proverbs 6:6
    Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
  3. Cross References
    Proverbs 24:33
    A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest.
  4. Cross References
    Proverbs 24:33
    A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest.
  5. Cross References
    Ecclesiastes 4:5
    The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.
  6. Cross References
    Proverbs 24:34
    And poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
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