Proverbs 6:11

and suddenly you will become poor. It will be as though a bandit suddenly comes and takes all that you have.

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

10You sleep a for a little time; you say, “I will take just a short nap.” You lie down and fold/lay your hands across your chest and rest;

12I will describe for you what worthless and evil people are like. They constantly lie;

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.

Proverbs 20:4If a lazy man does not plow his fields at the right/proper time, he will look for crops at harvest time, but there will be nothing there.

Proverbs 24:33If you spend a lot of time sleeping and napping and folding your hands while you rest,

Ecclesiastes 4:5Foolish people refuse to work; they sit idly, with their hands folded, and do not work. So they ruin themselves.

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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