34So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.


In Context

31 and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

32 Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

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

Proverbs 24:34 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:34and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:34And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:34So shall thy poverty come as a robber; and thy want as an armed man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:34So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:34so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:34And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:34So shall your poverty come as one that travels; and your want as an armed man.