Proverbs 6:10

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 clasping of the hands to rest,

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little.

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WLC

מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃

LXX-Br

ὀλίγον μὲν ὑπνοῖς, ὀλίγον δὲ κάθησαι, μικρὸν δὲ νυστάζεις, ὀλίγον δὲ ἐναγκαλίζῃ χερσὶ στήθη.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 24:33–34A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
• Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
• Proverbs 23:33–34Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:

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