Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
New American Standard Bible
When will you arise from your sleep?
King James Version
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Holman Bible
When will you get up from your sleep?
International Standard Version
How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?
A Conservative Version
How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?
American Standard Version
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Amplified
How long will you lie down, O lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]?
Darby Translation
How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Julia Smith Translation
How long, O slothful one, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou rise from thy sleep?
King James 2000
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep?
Modern King James verseion
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
NET Bible
How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?
New Heart English Bible
How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
The Emphasized Bible
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?
Webster
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
World English Bible
How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
Youngs Literal Translation
Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
Themes
Early rising » Neglect of, leads to poverty
Idleness and sloth » Remonstrance against
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
Rising » Late » consequences of
Topics
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 6:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Against Sloth
8 She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting. 9 How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Cross References
Proverbs 24:33-34
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Psalm 94:8
Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?
Proverbs 1:22
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, make your heart clean from evil, so that you may have salvation. How long are evil purposes to have a resting-place in you?
John 1:6
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
Romans 13:11
See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.
Ephesians 5:14
For this reason he says, Be awake, you who are sleeping, and come up from among the dead, and Christ will be your light.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
For you yourselves have the knowledge that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.