Proverbs 3:24 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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.

Proverbs 3:26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Then shalt thou walk in thy way..." into verse 25's "Be not afraid of sudden fear neither...", so "thou" and "liest" 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 "liest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.