Proverbs 24:34
soon you will become poor; it will be as though [PRS, SIM] a bandit who had a weapon in his hand attacked you and stole all that you had.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
33If you spend a lot of time sleeping and napping and folding your hands while you rest,
Cross References
Proverbs 10:4Lazy people soon become poor; it is those who work hard who become rich.
Proverbs 18:9People who are lazy while they work are just as bad as [IDM] those who destroy things.
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 →