Proverbs 24:34
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
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 →