Proverbs 24:33

In 11 translations

BSB

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

KJV

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

WEB

a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

ASV

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

LSV

A little sleep—a little slumber—A little folding of the hands to lie down.

YLT

A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.

DBY

— A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

DRC

Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:

GNV

Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

JPS

'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —

LXXE

The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.

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WLC

מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃

LXX-Br

Ὀλίγον νυστάζω, ὀλίγον δὲ καθυπνῶ, ὀλίγον δὲ ἐναγκαλίζομαι χερσὶ στήθη.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 6:4–11Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:6–8So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting…
• Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
• Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

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