Proverbs 24:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 24:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 24:33 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 24:33 — KJV
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”
— Proverbs 24:33 (KJV)
Proverbs 24:33 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 24:33
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:33: yet, little, sleep
“And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:33: yet, little
“That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:33: yet, little
“Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. have...: Heb. took pains about me”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:33: yet, hands
“In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 24:33: sleep, slumber
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