Proverbs 6:11
And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
Young's Literal Translation
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 clasping of the hands to rest,
12A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking [with] perverseness of mouth,
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 20:4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
Proverbs 24:33A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.
Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool is clasping his hands, and eating 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 →