Proverbs 6:11
So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
10'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
12A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow when winter setteth in; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 24:33'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth 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 →