Proverbs 6:11

a But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall arrive as a fountain, 1 And poverty shall flee away as a bad courier. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, 1 And thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little. 1

12A foolish man and a transgressor 1 Goes in ways that are not good. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4Every slothful man desires, 1 But the hands of the active are diligent. 1

Proverbs 20:4A sluggard when reproached is not ashamed: 1 So also he who borrows corn in harvest. 1

Proverbs 24:33The sluggard says, I slumber a little, and I sleep a little, 1 And for a little while I fold my arms across my breast. 1

Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool folds his hands together, 1 And eats his own flesh. 1

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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