Proverbs 6:11
and your poverty will come like a robber 1 and your needs like an armed soldier. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 sleep, a little slumber, 1 a little folding of the hands to rest”— 1
12A worthless person—a wicked man— 1 lives by the crookedness of his speech, 1
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 1
Proverbs 20:4The lazy person does not plow in autumn; 1 he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing. 1
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, 1 a little folding of the hands to rest— 1
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool folds his hands and does not work, 2 so his food is 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 →