Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids. New Living Translation Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do. English Standard Version Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; Berean Standard Bible Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. King James Bible Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. New King James Version Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. New American Standard Bible Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; NASB 1995 Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; NASB 1977 Do not give sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; Legacy Standard Bible Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; Amplified Bible Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids; Christian Standard Bible Don’t give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. American Standard Version Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids; Contemporary English Version Do this before you fall asleep or even get sleepy. English Revised Version Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't let your eyes rest or your eyelids close. Good News Translation Don't let yourself go to sleep or even stop to rest. International Standard Version Don't allow yourself to sleep or even to close your eyes. Majority Standard Bible Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. NET Bible Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. New Heart English Bible Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. Webster's Bible Translation Give not sleep to thy eyes, nor slumber to thy eyelids. World English Bible Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not give sleep to your eyes, "" And slumber to your eyelids, Young's Literal Translation Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids, Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt not give sleep to thine eyes, and slumber to thine eyelashes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGive not sleep to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not grant sleep to your eyes, nor let your eyelids slumber. New American Bible Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids; New Revised Standard Version Give your eyes no sleep and your eyelids no slumber; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not give sleep to your eyes nor slumber to your eyelids. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall not give sleep to your eyes neither slumber to your eyelids OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Brenton Septuagint Translation Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber with thine eyelids; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings Against Foolishness…3then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. 4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. 5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.… Cross References Proverbs 6:1-3 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, / if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, / then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. Proverbs 22:26-27 Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. / If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you? Proverbs 20:16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner. Proverbs 11:15 He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure. Proverbs 17:18 A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor. Matthew 5:25-26 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny. Luke 12:58-59 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison. / I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.” Romans 13:8 Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. 2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation! Ephesians 5:15-16 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Colossians 4:5 Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time. James 4:13-15 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” / You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. / Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. Psalm 37:21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving. Treasury of Scripture Give not sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids. Proverbs 6:10,11 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: … Psalm 132:4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Jump to Previous Allow Eyelids Eyes Rest Sleep SlumberJump to Next Allow Eyelids Eyes Rest Sleep SlumberProverbs 6 1. against indebtedness6. idleness 12. and mischievousness 16. seven things detestable to God 20. the blessings of obedience 25. the mischief of unfaithfulness Allow no sleep The phrase "allow no sleep" is a call to urgency and diligence. In the Hebrew text, the word for "sleep" is "שֵׁנָה" (shenah), which often signifies a state of rest or inactivity. This exhortation is not a literal prohibition against physical rest but rather a metaphorical urging to remain spiritually vigilant and proactive. In the context of Proverbs, which frequently contrasts wisdom with folly, this phrase encourages the reader to avoid complacency in their spiritual and moral duties. Historically, the ancient Near Eastern cultures valued wisdom and diligence, and this proverb reflects that cultural emphasis on active engagement in one's responsibilities. to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allowתִּתֵּ֣ן (tit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set no אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not sleep שֵׁנָ֣ה (šê·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8142: Sleep to your eyes לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ (lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain or slumber וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה (ū·ṯə·nū·māh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8572: Drowsiness, sleep to your eyelids. לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃ (lə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - mdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 6079: An eyelash, morning ray Links Proverbs 6:4 NIVProverbs 6:4 NLT Proverbs 6:4 ESV Proverbs 6:4 NASB Proverbs 6:4 KJV Proverbs 6:4 BibleApps.com Proverbs 6:4 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 6:4 Chinese Bible Proverbs 6:4 French Bible Proverbs 6:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 6:4 Give no sleep to your eyes (Prov. Pro Pr) |