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Proverbs 6:9–11

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Proverbs 6:9

9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 6:10

10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Proverbs 6:11

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

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

long

Extending a great distance or duration; also to desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

wilt

To will, choose, intend, or be disposed to; as an auxiliary, indicates future action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sleep

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)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

arise

To rise, stand up, come forth, or begin to act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

sleep

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)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hands

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)

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 6:11

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

poverty

A state of being poor: want, indigence, or scarcity of material means.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 9

  1. Proverbs 24:33–34
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  2. Psalms 94:8
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  3. Ephesians 5:14
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  4. Jeremiah 4:14
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  5. 1 Thessalonians 5:2–7
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From verse 10

  1. Proverbs 24:33–34
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  2. Proverbs 6:6
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  3. Proverbs 23:33–34
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From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 13:4
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  2. Proverbs 10:4
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  3. Proverbs 20:4
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  4. Proverbs 24:34
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