Parallel Verses
Amplified
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
New American Standard Bible
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
King James Version
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Holman Bible
you will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
International Standard Version
When you sit down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.
A Conservative Version
When thou lay down, thou shall not be afraid. Yea, thou shall lay down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
American Standard Version
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Bible in Basic English
When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.
Darby Translation
when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Julia Smith Translation
If thou shalt lie down thou shalt not be afraid: and thou liest down and thy sleep shall be sweet
King James 2000
When you lie down, you shall not be afraid: yea, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If you sit down, you will not panic, and [if] you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.
Modern King James verseion
When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yea, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou sleepest thou shalt not be afraid, but shall take thy rest and sleep sweetly.
NET Bible
When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.
New Heart English Bible
When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
The Emphasized Bible
When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.
Webster
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: but thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
World English Bible
When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Youngs Literal Translation
If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Church » Security of » General references to
God » Wisdom of » Select readings
Protection » Is vouchsafed to saints in » Sleep
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Security of
Security » Of the saints » General references to
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 3:24
Prayers for Proverbs 3:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Role Of Wisdom In Creation And Society
23
Then you will walk on your way [of life] securely
And your foot will not stumble.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes [since you will be blameless];
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 3:5
I lay down and slept [safely];
I awakened, for the Lord sustains me.
Proverbs 6:22
When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you;
When you sleep, they will keep watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.
Leviticus 26:6
I will also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down and there will be no one to make you afraid. I will also eliminate harmful animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.
Psalm 4:8
In peace [and with a tranquil heart] I will both lie down and sleep,
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety and confident trust.
Jeremiah 31:26
At this I (Jeremiah) awoke and looked, and my [trancelike] sleep was sweet [in the assurance it gave] to me.
Job 11:19
“You would lie down with no one to frighten you,
And many would entreat and seek your favor.
Psalm 127:2
It is vain for you to rise early,
To retire late,
To eat the bread of anxious labors—
For He gives [blessings] to His beloved even in his sleep.
Ezekiel 34:15
I will feed My flock and I will let them lie down [to rest],” says the Lord God.
Acts 12:6
The very night before Herod was to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries were in front of the door guarding the prison.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Now we do not want you to be uninformed, believers, about those who are asleep [in death], so that you will not grieve [for them] as the others do who have no hope [beyond this present life].
Psalm 121:4-7
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Will neither slumber [briefly] nor sleep [soundly].