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Proverbs 24:32–33

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Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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From verse 32

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:11Rank 1 from verse 32
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    11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:6Rank 2 from verse 32
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    6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

  3. Deuteronomy 13:11Rank 3 from verse 32
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    11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.

  4. Deuteronomy 21:21Rank 4 from verse 32
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    21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

  5. Deuteronomy 32:29Rank 5 from verse 32
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    29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

From verse 33

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8Rank 1 from verse 33
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    6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

    7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

    8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

  2. Proverbs 6:4–11Rank 2 from verse 33
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    4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

    5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

    7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  3. Romans 13:11Rank 3 from verse 33
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    11And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

  4. Ephesians 5:14Rank 4 from verse 33
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    14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

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Proverbs 24:32

COMBINED MEANING

considered

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Looked at, attended to, examined, or thought carefully about; took into account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

looked

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

received

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Past-tense or past-participial form of receive (to take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

instruction

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Teaching or information that directs understanding and conduct; correction, discipline, or an instructive warning.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 24:33

COMBINED MEANING

yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sleep

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Sense 1: Natural bodily rest with suspended waking activity; figuratively, inattention or inactivity; or death described as sleep. Sense 2: To rest in sleep; figuratively, to lie in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

folding

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fold, meaning to bend, wrap, or enclose by doubling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

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33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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