Proverbs 6:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.”

Proverbs 6:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:4 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 6:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 6:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids.”

Proverbs 6:4 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids; ”

Proverbs 6:4 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,”

Proverbs 6:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids: ”

Proverbs 6:4 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Giue no sleepe to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.”

Proverbs 6:4 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:4 in Context — Proverbs 6

2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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What Does Proverbs 6:4 Mean?

Proverbs 6:4 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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