Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,

International Standard Version

"A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"

A Conservative Version

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

American Standard Version

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

Amplified


“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”

Bible in Basic English

A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down:

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little;

NET Bible

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

New Heart English Bible

a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

The Emphasized Bible

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

Webster

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

World English Bible

a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep;

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

שׁנא שׁנה 
Shehah 
Usage: 23

a little
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101
Usage: 101

תּנוּמה 
T@nuwmah 
Usage: 5

חבּק 
Chibbuq 
Usage: 2

of the hands
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

Context Readings

More Sayings Of The Wise

32 Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction: 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest, 34 and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.

Cross References

Proverbs 6:4-11

Do not give sleep to your eyes, or slumber to your eyelids.

Romans 13:11

And [do] this [because you] know the time, that [it is] already the hour for you to wake up from sleep. For our salvation [is] nearer now than when we believed.

Ephesians 5:14

for everything made visible is light. Therefore it says, Wake up, sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

So then, we must not sleep like the rest, but must be on the alert and be self-controlled.

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