Proverbs 6:11
So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
12A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:7-12
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves… Read the whole commentary →