Proverbs 6:11
And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
10Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:
12A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.
Proverbs 20:4Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.
Proverbs 24:33Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest:
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying:
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 →