Proverbs 6:11
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
10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool folds his hands and consumes 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 →