Proverbs 6:9-11

⁹How long will you lie there, O slacker?

When will you get up from your sleep?

¹⁰A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

¹¹and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and need like a bandit.

— Proverbs 6:9-11

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Proverbs 6:10-11

Devo: Daily Wisdom

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man."

Too Slow or Too Hasty?

Article by Alan Smith

How do you know what the right pace really is? Alan Smith laments the fact that discerning the time is very hard -- whether we are too hasty or too slow, but seeking God is the only way.

Cross References for Proverbs 6:9-11

• Proverbs 24:33-34
• Proverbs 13:4
• Proverbs 10:4
• Jeremiah 4:14
• Proverbs 24:34
• Proverbs 20:4
• Ephesians 5:14
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2-7
• Proverbs 6:6
• Psalm 94:8

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