Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy 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]?
Bible in Basic English
How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
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?
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 Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance. 9 How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest: -
Cross References
Proverbs 24:33-34
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
Psalm 94:8
Understand, ye brutish among the people, And, ye dullards, when will ye show discretion?
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
Jeremiah 4:14
Wash from wickedness thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, - How long, shall lodge within thee thy wicked devices?
John 1:6
There arose a man, sent from God, whose name was, John:
Romans 13:11
And, this besides, - knowing the season - that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore it saith - Up! thou sleeper, and arise from among the dead, and the Christ will shine upon thee.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
For, ye yourselves, perfectly well know - that, the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, so, cometh;