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


In Context

8 She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.

9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

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

12 A man of worthlessness, a man of iniquity, Walking with perverseness of mouth,

13 Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:11And 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.

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 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.