Proverbs 24:34

And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

33You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest.

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:4The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.

Proverbs 18:9Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.

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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