Proverbs 24:33

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Sleep a little. Doze a little. Fold your hands and twiddle your thumbs.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:9

Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

Proverbs 19:15

If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

Proverbs 20:13

If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.

Proverbs 24:32

When I saw this, it taught me a lesson:

Proverbs 24:34

Suddenly poverty hits you and everything is gone!

Proverbs 26:14

A door turns on its hinges, but a lazy person just turns over in bed.

Ecclesiastes 4:5

Fools will fold their hands and starve to death.

Romans 13:11

You know what sort of times we live in, and so you should live properly. It is time to wake up. You know that the day when we will be saved is nearer now than when we first put our faith in the Lord.

Ephesians 5:14

Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say, “Wake up from your sleep and rise from death. Then Christ will shine on you.”