Proverbs 6:11
So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
12An vngodly person, a wicked man, goeth with a frowarde mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get [his desire:] but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
Proverbs 20:4A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.
Proverbs 24:33Yea sleepe on styll [I say] a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:
Ecclesiastes 4:5The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe.
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 →