Proverbs 6:11

וּבָֽא ־ כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹֽרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב ׃

12אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן ׃

Proverbs 20:4מֵחֹרֶף עָצֵל לֹא ־ יַחֲרֹשׁ ישאל בַּקָּצִיר וָאָֽיִן ׃

Proverbs 24:33מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב ׃

Ecclesiastes 4:5הַכְּסִיל חֹבֵק אֶת ־ יָדָיו וְאֹכֵל אֶת ־ בְּשָׂרֽוֹ ׃

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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