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Proverbs 6:10–11

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Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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From verse 10

  1. Proverbs 24:33–34Rank 1 from verse 10
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    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

  2. Proverbs 6:6Rank 2 from verse 10
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

  3. Proverbs 23:33–34Rank 3 from verse 10
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    33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

    34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 13:4Rank 1 from verse 11
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  2. Proverbs 10:4Rank 2 from verse 11
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    4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  3. Proverbs 20:4Rank 3 from verse 11
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  4. Proverbs 24:34Rank 4 from verse 11
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    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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Proverbs 6:10

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:11

COMBINED MEANING

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

poverty

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The condition of being poor, destitute, or lacking necessary provision.

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

COMBINED MEANING

want

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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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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:

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

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12¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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