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


In Context

31 And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.

32 And I see — I — I do set my heart, I have seen — I have received instruction,

33 A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.

34 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:34So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury 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 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.