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Proverbs 6:10

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

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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

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folding

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

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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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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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