Proverbs 24:34

so thy poverty shall come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

In Context

33[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:4He who works with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 18:9He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:31-34

The Vineyard of the Slothful. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. Here is, 1. The… Read the whole commentary →

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