Proverbs 3 · Verse 24

Proverbs 3:24

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Proverbs 3:24, King James Version

Proverbs 3:24 in other translations

BSBWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
WEBWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
ASVWhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
YLTIf thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
DARBYwhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
BBEWhen you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.
WebsterWhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

What does Proverbs 3:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 3:22-24

22-24. assign reasons in their value for happiness and ornament, guidance and support in dangers, both when waking and sleeping.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 When thou liest down - In these verses (Pro 3:23-26) the wise man describes the confidence, security, and safety, which proceed from a consciousness of innocence. Most people are afraid of sleep, lest they should never awake, because they feel they are not prepared to appear before God. They are neither innocent nor pardoned. True believers know that God is their keeper night and day; they have strong confidence in him that he will be their director and not suffer them to take any false step in life, Pro 3:23. They go to rest in perfect confidence that God will watch over them; hence their sleep, being undisturbed with foreboding and evil dreams, is sweet and refreshing, Pro 3:24. They are not apprehensive of any sudden destruction, because they know that all things are under the control of God; and they are satisfied that if sudden destruction should fall upon their wicked neighbor, yet God knows well how to preserve them, Pro 3:25. And all this naturally flows from the Lord being their confidence, Pro 3:26.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 3:21-26

Let us not suffer Christ's words to depart from us, but keep sound wisdom and discretion; then shall we walk safely in his ways. The natural life, and all that belongs to it, shall be under the protection of God's providence; the spiritual life, and all its interests, under the protection of his grace, so that we shall be kept from falling into sin or trouble.

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Proverbs 3:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אִם\־'im-ifH518
תִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.Kavyou will lie downH7901
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תִפְחָ֑דtif.Chadyou will fearH6342
וְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taand you will lie downH7901
וְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.Vahand it will be pleasingH6149
שְׁנָתֶֽךָ\׃she.na.Te.khasleep yourH8142

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 3:24

  • Psalms 4:8

    I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

  • Psalms 3:5

    I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

  • Proverbs 6:22

    When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

  • Job 11:19

    Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

  • Psalms 121:4-7

    Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

  • Jeremiah 31:26

    Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

  • Leviticus 26:6

    And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.

  • Psalms 127:2

    It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

  • Ezekiel 34:15

    I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
liest.
6:22; Le 26:6; Ps 3:5; 4:8; 121:4-7; Eze 34:15
and.
Ps 127:2; Jer 31:26; Ac 12:6; 1Th 4:13,14

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Context

  • Proverbs 3:23

    Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

  • Proverbs 3:24

    When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

  • Proverbs 3:25

    Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

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Proverbs 3:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cuando te acostares, no tendrás temor; antes te acostarás, y tu sueño será suave.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si tu te couches tu n’auras point de crainte; mais tu te coucheras et ton sommeil sera doux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn du dich niederlegst, wirst du nicht erschrecken; und liegst du, so wird dein Schlaf süß sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si dormieris, non timebis; quiesces, et suavis erit somnus tuus.