Proverbs 6:11

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

10You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—

12Rebellious and wicked people go around telling lies,

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4Lazy people want a lot, but get nothing; if you work hard you'll be well rewarded.

Proverbs 20:4Slackers don't sow when they should, so when harvest comes they don't have anything.

Proverbs 24:33You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the arms to rest”—

Ecclesiastes 4:5Fools fold their arms and do nothing—so in the end they're all used up.

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 →

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