Proverbs 6:11

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

12A worthless person, a man of iniquity; he walketh with a froward mouth;

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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 slothful will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall 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 →

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