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Proverbs 6:11

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:11 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man

    BBE

  • So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

    DBY

  • So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.

    WEB

  • And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

    YLT

  • So shall your poverty come as one that travels, and your lack as an armed man.

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

    BSB

In context

9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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

11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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