Proverbs 6:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:4 — KJV
“Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.”
— Proverbs 6:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:4 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 6:4
“I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:4: give, sleep, eyes
“And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:4: thine, eyes, nor
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:4: give, thine, eyes
“Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. Pisgah: or, the hill”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:4: thine, eyes, nor
“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:4: give, thine, nor
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