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Proverbs 6:9

6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

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

How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

What does Proverbs 6:9 mean?

Proverbs 6:9 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁכַב (shâkab), עָצֵל (ʻâtsêl), קוּם (qûwm). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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How
long
wilt
thou
sleep,שָׁכַבshâkab/shaw-kab'/H7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
O
sluggard?עָצֵלʻâtsêl/aw-tsale'/H6102indolent
when
wilt
thou
ariseקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
out
of
thy
sleep?שֵׁנָהshênâh/shay-naw'/H8142sleep

Commentary on Proverbs 6:9

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 6:9
Ps.70.3">ver. 2, 3 . III. Joy to his friends, ver. 4 . These five verses were the last five verses of Ps. xl. He seems to have intended this short prayer to be both for himself and us a salve for every sore, and therefore to be always in mind; and in singing we may apply it to our particular troubles, whatever they are. Urgent Petitions. 1 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord . 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha. 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 5 But I

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Topics

Early RisingIdlenessSleepSlothfulnessYoung Men

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 6:9.

Genesis 19:33

And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Genesis 19:35

And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

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What does Proverbs 6:9 say?

Proverbs 6:9 (King James Version) reads: "How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?"

Is Proverbs 6:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 6:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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