Proverbs 6:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 6:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 6:9 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ”

Proverbs 6:9 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?”

Proverbs 6:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ”

Proverbs 6:9 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?”

Proverbs 6:9 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:9 in Context — Proverbs 6

7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

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.

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What Does Proverbs 6:9 Mean?

Proverbs 6:9 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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