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Proverbs 6:4

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Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 4

In this chapter we have, I. A caution against rash suretiship (Pro 6:1-5). II. A rebuke to slothfulness (Pro 6:6-11). III. The character and fate of a malicious mischievous man (Pro 6:12-15). IV. An account of seven things which God hates (Pro 6:16-19). V. An exhortation to make the word of God familiar to us (Pro 6:20-23). VI. A repeated warning of the pernicious consequences of the sin of whoredom (Pro 6:24-35). We are here dissuaded from sin very much by arguments borrowed from our secular interests, for it is not only represented as damning in the other world, but as impoverishing in this.

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Strong's Concordancev. 4

נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) שֵׁנָה (shênâh, H8142) — sleep עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) תְּנוּמָה (tᵉnûwmâh, H8572) — drowsiness, i.e. sleep עַפְעַף (ʻaphʻaph, H6079) — an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray

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Psalms 132:4rank 9

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Ecclesiastes 9:10rank 4

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

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