Proverbs 6:4-5 Warnings Against Folly

4 Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no slumber to your eyelids.

5 Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Meaning of Proverbs 6:4-5

Proverbs 6:4 urges immediate action: "Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids." This powerful directive emphasizes the urgency of addressing moral and practical obligations. It calls us to be diligent and proactive, recognizing that spiritual and ethical stewardship demands our constant vigilance and effort.

Cross References for Proverbs 6:4-5

Ecclesiastes 9:10 - Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are goin... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:10

Psalms 132:4 - I will allow no sleep to my eyes, no slumber to my eyelids, Click to read the verse Psalms 132:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 132:4

Mark 13:35-36 - “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whethe... Click to read the verse Mark 13:35-36 Click to read the verse Mark 13:35-36

Matthew 24:17-18 - Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. Click to read the verse Matthew 24:17-18 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:17-18

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