Proverbs 24:34

and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

33You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:4Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.

Proverbs 18:9Laziness and destruction are brothers.

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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