Proverbs 6:4

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Cross-reference

In Proverbs 6:10, the sluggard's 'little sleep' contrasts with the urgent command in 6:4 to not give sleep — a warning against procrastination.

In Proverbs 6:11, the poverty that comes from ignoring the sluggard's 'little sleep' shows the consequence of failing to act urgently as commanded in 6:4.

In Proverbs 24:33, too much sleep leads to poverty, thematically linked to the warning against slumber here.

Psalm 132:4 Citation

In Psalm 132:4, David uses the exact same phrase as a vow of zeal for God's house, mirroring the urgency in 6:4 but for a different purpose.

Mark 13:36 Allusion

In Mark 13:36, the warning against being found sleeping directly echoes the command in Proverbs 6:4 to not give sleep to your eyes — a call to stay alert.

In Isaiah 56:10, watchmen love to slumber, the opposite of the vigilance called for in Proverbs 6:4.

In Ecclesiastes 9:10, the call to do whatever your hand finds with might echoes the principle of not delaying action that is commanded in 6:4.

In Matthew 24:17, Jesus instructs not to go back into the house — an urgency to flee without delay, paralleling the command in 6:4 to not give sleep to your eyes.

In Matthew 24:18, the instruction not to return for clothes reinforces the same urgency as Proverbs 6:4 — immediate action without delay.

Mark 13:35 Parallel

In Mark 13:35, the command to watch because you don't know when the master comes parallels the alertness demanded in Proverbs 6:4 — not giving sleep to your eyes.