Proverbs 24:33

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

"I'll just lie here a bit, rest a little longer, just fold my hands for a little more sleep"-

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Yet a little{H4592} sleep{H8142}, a little{H4592} slumber{H8572}, a little{H4592} folding{H2264} of the hands{H3027} to sleep{H7901}:

Cross-References (KJV):

1 Thessalonians 5:6

  • ¶ Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

  • But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

Proverbs 6:4

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

Proverbs 6:11

  • So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Romans 13:11

  • ¶ And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Ephesians 5:14

  • Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

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Commentary for Proverbs 24:33

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H4592
    There are 92 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְעַט
    Transliteration: mᵉʻaṭ
    Pronunciation: meh-at'
    Description: or מְעָט; from מָעַט; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
  2. Strong's Number: H8142
    There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁנָה
    Transliteration: shênâh
    Pronunciation: shay-naw'
    Description: or שֵׁנָא; (Psalm 127:2), from יָשֵׁן; sleep; sleep.
  3. Strong's Number: H8572
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּנוּמָה
    Transliteration: tᵉnûwmâh
    Pronunciation: ten-oo-maw'
    Description: from נוּם; drowsiness, i.e. sleep; slumber(-ing).
  4. Strong's Number: H2264
    There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חִבֻּק
    Transliteration: chibbuq
    Pronunciation: khib-book'
    Description: from חָבַק; a clasping of the hands (in idleness); fold.
  5. Strong's Number: H3027
    There are 1447 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָד
    Transliteration: yâd
    Pronunciation: yawd
    Description: a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
  6. Strong's Number: H7901
    There are 194 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁכַב
    Transliteration: shâkab
    Pronunciation: shaw-kab'
    Description: a primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose); [idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.