Proverbs 24:34
But then will thy poverty come like a rover; and thy wants as a man armed with a shield.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
33“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 18:9He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.
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 →