Proverbs 3:24
22 They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
- KJV
- When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
- WEB
- When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
- ASV
- When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
- DARBY
- when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
- BLB
- If you lie down, you will not dread; and you have lain down, and your sleep shall be pleasant.
- ÅB
- Når du legger deg, skal du ikke frykte, og når du har lagt deg, skal din søvn være søt.
- OTB
- Når du legger deg, skal du ikke frykte; din søvn skal være søt.
- B1930
- Når du legger dig, skal du ikke frykte, og når du har lagt dig, skal din søvn være søt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 4:8
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Read in contextPsalms 3:5
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Read in contextProverbs 6:22
When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
Read in contextJob 11:19
You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
Read in contextPsalms 121:4–7
Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:26
At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.
Read in contextLeviticus 26:6
And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
Read in contextPsalms 127:2
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
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