Proverbs 6:10
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 6 connects to 5 cross-references. Practical warnings about becoming surety for a neighbor, laziness (as seen in the ant who gathers food in summer), the seven things the Lord hates — haughty eyes, lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood — and the devastating consequences …
Other Translations
Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Cross References
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth …
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.