Proverbs 6:11
So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In Context
10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:—
12An abandoned man, a man of iniquity, [is he] who—goeth on in perversity of mouth;
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.
Proverbs 20:4By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
Ecclesiastes 4:5The dullard, claspeth his hands, and consumeth 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 →