11And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.


In Context

8 Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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

10 Thou wilt sleep a little, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to sleep:

11 And want shall come upon thee, as a traveller, and poverty as a man armed. But if thou be diligent, thy harvest shall come as a fountain, and want shall flee far from thee.

12 A man that is an apostate, an unprofitable man, walketh with a perverse mouth,

13 He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.

Proverbs 6:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:11and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:11So shall your poverty come as one that travels, and your want as an armed man.