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Proverbs 6:10
Proverbs 6:10 is verse 10 of Proverbs chapter 6, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
King James Version
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
World English Bible
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
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Proverbs 6:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible
8 it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 23:33Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
Proverbs 23:34You will be like one sleeping on the high seas or lying on the top of a mast:
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.