Proverbs 6:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 24:33-34 : 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Jer 4:14 : 14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Ps 94:8 : 8 Understand{H8798)}, ye brutish{H8802)} among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise{H8686)}?
Prov 1:22 : 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Rom 13:11 : 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.
Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
1 Thess 5:2-7 : 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
John 1:6 : 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 6:10-11
2 verses
88%
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Prov 24:33-34
2 verses
81%
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Prov 19:15
81%
15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Prov 6:4-8
5 verses
80%
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Prov 20:13
77%
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Prov 26:13-16
4 verses
77%
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Prov 20:4
76%
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Ps 127:2
75%
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Prov 21:25
74%
25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Prov 19:24
74%
24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Prov 13:4
74%
4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Prov 10:26
73%
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Eccl 10:18
73%
18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.
Prov 12:27
72%
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Prov 24:30
72%
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Prov 18:9
72%
9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Prov 15:19
72%
19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Prov 22:13
72%
13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Prov 10:4-5
2 verses
72%
4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Luke 22:46
71%
46And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Eccl 5:12
71%
12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Prov 12:24
71%
24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Ps 44:23
71%
23Awake{H8798)}, why sleepest{H8799)} thou, O Lord? arise{H8685)}, cast us not off{H8799)} for ever.
Mark 13:36
71%
36Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
Job 14:12
70%
12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
1 Thess 5:6
70%
6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Job 7:4
70%
4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Prov 6:22
69%
22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Eph 5:14
69%
14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Prov 31:15
68%
15She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Prov 23:21
68%
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Prov 4:16
68%
16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Jer 31:26
68%
26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
Exod 5:17
68%
17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Ps 132:4
68%
4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
Gal 6:9
68%
9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Eccl 8:16
68%
16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth:(for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
Job 33:15
68%
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
Matt 25:26
68%
26{G1161} His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Prov 31:27
67%
27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.