Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
New American Standard Bible
A little folding of the hands to
King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Holman Bible
a little folding of the arms to rest,
International Standard Version
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
A Conservative Version
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 lie down and rest”—
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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest--
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 thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep:
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:
Themes
Early rising » Neglect of, leads to poverty
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Slothful
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
Poverty » Contributing causes of sinful » Indolence
Rising » Late » consequences of
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Against Sloth
9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest, 11 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Proverbs 23:33-34
Thine eyes see strange women, And thy heart speaketh perverse things.
Proverbs 24:33-34
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.