Proverbs 6:11
King James Version (KJV)
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
In context
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.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Proverbs 6:11 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
- WEB World English Bible
- so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- ASV American Standard Version
- So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
- DBY Darby Translation
- So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
- WBS Webster Bible
- So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.