Proverbs 6:11
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
King James Version
In Context
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 24:33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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 →