Proverbs 6:9
What does Proverbs 6:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 6:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
KJV
King James Version · 1611How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 24:33
Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
- Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
- Romans 13:11
And this, knowing the season, that already it is time for you to awake out of sleep: for now is salvation nearer to us than when wefirstbelieved.
- Ephesians 5:14
Wherefore he saith, Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.
- Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2
For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
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