Proverbs 3:24 (GNV)

Passage

If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:22 So they shalbe life to thy soule, and grace vnto thy necke.

Proverbs 3:23 Then shalt thou walke safely by thy way: and thy foote shall not stumble.

Proverbs 3:24 If thou sleepest, thou shalt not bee afraide, and when thou sleepest, thy sleepe shalbe sweete.

Proverbs 3:25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.

Proverbs 3:26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "sleepest", "shalt", and "afraide". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "sleepest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Then shalt thou walke safely by thy..." into verse 25's "Thou shalt not feare for any sudden...", so "thou" and "sleepest" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "thou" and "sleepest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.