Proverbs 6:4

4 Don't go to sleep or even rest your eyes,

Proverbs 6:4 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 6:4

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
] Until the above things are done; which denotes of what consequence and importance they are; and that persons in such circumstances should not be careless, dilatory, and unconcerned; but should use great diligence, and leave no stone unturned, or method untried, to extricate themselves; see ( Psalms 132:4 ) .

Proverbs 6:4 In-Context

2 You might get trapped by what you say; you might be caught by your own words.

3 My child, if you have done this and are under your neighbor's control, here is how to get free. Don't be proud. Go to your neighbor and beg to be free from your promise.

4 Don't go to sleep or even rest your eyes,

5 but free yourself like a deer running from a hunter, like a bird flying away from a trapper.

6 Go watch the ants, you lazy person. Watch what they do and be wise.