Proverbs 6:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:10 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 6:10 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 6:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—”

Proverbs 6:10 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: ”

Proverbs 6:10 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 6:10 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 6:10 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 6:10 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:10 in Context — Proverbs 6

8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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

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

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

12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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What Does Proverbs 6:10 Mean?

Proverbs 6:10 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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