Proverbs 24:33–34
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
* Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:
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- *Cross-referenceChap.6.9. &c.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
†So shall thy pouertie come, as one that traueileth, and thy want, as an armed man.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. a man of shield.
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From verse 33
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8Rank 1 from verse 33
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.
6Therefore let vs not sleepe, as doe others: but let vs watch and be sober.
7For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that bee drunken, are drunken in the night.
8But let vs who are of the day, bee sober, putting on the brestplate of faith and loue, and for an helmet, the hope of saluation.
- Proverbs 6:4–11Rank 2 from verse 33
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.
4Giue not sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6¶ Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise.
7Which hauing no guide, ouerseer, or ruler,
8Prouideth her meat in the Summer, and gathereth her food in the haruest.
9*How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
10 Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.
11So shall thy pouertie come as one that trauaileth, and thy want as an armed man.
- Romans 13:11Rank 3 from verse 33
- Ephesians 5:14Rank 4 from verse 33
From verse 34
- Proverbs 10:4Rank 1 from verse 34
- Proverbs 13:4Rank 2 from verse 34
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Proverbs 24:33
1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
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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.
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To sleep lightly; to doze.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of fold, meaning to bend, wrap, or enclose by doubling.
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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.
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Proverbs 24:34
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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The condition of being poor, destitute, or lacking necessary provision.
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COMBINED MEANING
travelleth
Journeys or goes from place to place.
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Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24:23*These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to haue respect of persons in iudgement.
24:24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
24:24*He that sayth vnto the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse; nations shall abhorre him:
24:25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
24:25†But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come vpon them.
24:26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
24:26† Euery man shall kisse his lippes that giueth a right answere.
24:27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
24:27Prepare thy worke without, and make it fit for thy selfe in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
24:28Be not a witnesse against thy neighbour without cause: and deceiue not with thy lippes.
24:29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
24:29*Say not, I will doe so to him as he hath done to mee: I will render to the man according to his worke.
24:30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
24:30I went by the field of the slouthfull, and by the vineyard of the man voyd of vnderstanding:
24:31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
24:31And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:
24:32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
24:32†Then I saw, and considered it well, I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.
24:33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
24:33* Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:
Selected passage24:34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
24:34†So shall thy pouertie come, as one that traueileth, and thy want, as an armed man.
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