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Proverbs 6:10
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Proverbs 6:10
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
10 Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleepe.
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Proverbs 6:10
To rest in natural sleep; by figure, to be inactive or dead and at rest.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To sleep lightly; to doze.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The act of enclosing or gathering into a fold; also doubling over.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
The end parts of the arms used for holding and working; also figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study33Yet 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.
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Open the full verse study6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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Open the full verse study33Thine 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.
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