Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— New Living Translation A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— English Standard Version A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, Berean Standard Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, King James Bible Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: New King James Version A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep— New American Standard Bible “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,” NASB 1995 “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest “— NASB 1977 “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”— Legacy Standard Bible “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest”— Amplified Bible “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest”— Christian Standard Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, Holman Christian Standard Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, American Standard Version Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: Aramaic Bible in Plain English You will slumber a little, and a little you will sleep, and for a little you will put your hand upon your chest. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little. Contemporary English Version Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep: English Revised Version Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: GOD'S WORD® Translation "Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap." Good News Translation "I'll just take a short nap," he says; "I'll fold my hands and rest a while." International Standard Version A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, JPS Tanakh 1917 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep'-- Literal Standard Version A little sleep, a little slumber, | A little clasping of the hands to rest, Majority Standard Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, New American Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest— NET Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, New Revised Standard Version A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, New Heart English Bible A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: Webster's Bible Translation 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— Young's Literal Translation A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings Against Foolishness…9How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? 10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.… Cross References Proverbs 6:9 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? Proverbs 19:15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. Proverbs 20:13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food. Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags. Proverbs 24:33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, Ecclesiastes 4:5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh. Treasury of Scripture Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: Proverbs 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Proverbs 23:33,34 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things… Proverbs 24:33,34 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: … Jump to Previous Clasping Folding Hands Little Rest Sleep SlumberJump to Next Clasping Folding Hands Little Rest Sleep SlumberProverbs 6 1. against indebtedness6. idleness 12. and mischievousness 16. seven things detestable to God 20. the blessings of obedience 25. the mischief of unfaithfulness Verse 10. - Yet a Little sleep, etc. Is this the answer of the sluggard which the teacher takes up and repeats ironically, and in a tone of contempt? or is it the teacher's own language describing how the sluggard slides on insensibly to ruin? The Vulgate favours the latter view, "Thou shalt sleep a little, thou shalt slumber a little, thou shalt fold thy hands to sleep, and then," etc. Habits, as Aristotle in his 'Ethics' has shown, are the resultant of repeated acts, and habits entail consequences. So here the inspired teacher would have it learnt, from the example of the sluggard, that the self-indulgence which he craves leads on to a confirmed indolence, which in the end leaves him powerless. "Yet a little" is the phrase on the lips of every one who makes but a feeble resistance, and yields supinely to his darling vice. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A littleמְעַ֣ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few sleep, שֵׁ֭נוֹת (nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8142: Sleep a little מְעַ֣ט (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few slumber, תְּנוּמ֑וֹת (tə·nū·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8572: Drowsiness, sleep a little מְעַ֓ט ׀ (mə·‘aṭ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few folding חִבֻּ֖ק (ḥib·buq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2264: A clasping, folding (of the hands) of the hands יָדַ֣יִם (yā·ḏa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3027: A hand to rest, לִשְׁכָּֽב׃ (liš·kāḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7901: To lie down Links Proverbs 6:10 NIVProverbs 6:10 NLT Proverbs 6:10 ESV Proverbs 6:10 NASB Proverbs 6:10 KJV Proverbs 6:10 BibleApps.com Proverbs 6:10 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:10 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:10 French Bible Proverbs 6:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep a little slumber (Prov. 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