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Proverbs 3:24

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When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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  1. Psalms 3:5Rank 1 from verse 24
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    5I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

  2. Psalms 4:8Rank 2 from verse 24
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    8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

  3. Proverbs 6:22Rank 3 from verse 24
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    22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  4. Job 11:19Rank 4 from verse 24
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    19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

  5. Psalms 121:4–7Rank 5 from verse 24
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    4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

    5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

    6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

    7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

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Proverbs 3:24

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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

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yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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COMBINED MEANING

lie

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Sense 1: To recline, rest, remain, or be situated. Sense 2: In ‘lie with,’ to have sexual intercourse. Sense 3: To speak falsely. Sense 4: A false statement or deception.

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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.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

sweet

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Sense 1: Pleasing to the taste or smell. Sense 2: Pleasant, agreeable, or delightful to the senses or mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3:21¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

3:22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

3:23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

3:24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

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3:25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

3:26For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

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