Proverbs 24:34

But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

33The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, and for a little while I fold my arms across my breast.

35The horse-leech had three dearly-beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, Enough.

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:4a A son who is instructed shall be wise, and shall use the fool for a servant.

Proverbs 18:9A man who helps not himself by his labour is brother of him that ruins himself.

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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