Proverbs 24:33

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

Proverbs 24:33 in Other Translations

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

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

33 "A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy - do you know what comes next?

33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

33 "Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap."

33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,

33 You might sleep a little or take a little nap. You might even fold your hands and rest.

Proverbs 24:33 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:33

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber
The sight of the field and vineyard of the slothful put Solomon in mind of an observation he had made before, which fitly describes the disposition and gesture of the sluggard, by which means his field and vineyard came to ruin; while he should be up and tilling his field and planting his vineyard, he is in his bed; and awaking, instead of rising, craves for and indulges himself in another little doze, and which he repeats again and again; a little folding of the hands to sleep;
which ought to have been employed another way; (See Gill on Proverbs 6:10).

Proverbs 24:33 In-Context

31 thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

32 I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

34 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

Cross References

• 1. S Proverbs 6:10