Proverbs 6:11
But then will thy poverty come like a rover, and thy want 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
10“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
12A Godless person is a man of injustice, who walketh with a distorted mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard longeth [in] his soul, and there [cometh] nothing; but the soul of the diligent will be abundantly gratified.
Proverbs 20:4Because it is winter's cold, will the sluggard not plough: when he therefore seeketh in the harvest time, there will be nothing.
Proverbs 24:33“A little [more] sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands in lying down;”
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 →