Proverbs 24:34

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

33A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:4He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

Proverbs 18:9He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

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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