Proverbs 6:11

So shall thy poverty come as a prowler, 1 and thy need as an ish mogen (man of armor). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10Yet a little sheynot (sleep ), + 6:10 pl. a little slumber, 1 a little folding of the yadayim to sleep; 1

12A worthless person, a wicked man, 1 walketh with a perverse peh (mouth). 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4The nefesh of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) desireth, and hath nothing, 1 but the nefesh of the kharutzim (diligent ones) shall have ample provision. 1

Proverbs 20:4The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) will not plow by reason of choref (winter, cold); 1 therefore shall he beg at katzir (harvest), and have nothing. 1

Proverbs 24:33Yet a little shenot (slumber), a little sleep, 1 a little folding of the yadayim to rest; 1

Ecclesiastes 4:5The kesil foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own basar.

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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