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Proverbs 6:11
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and your poverty will come like a robber,your need, like a bandit.
So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
So you will be as poor as if you had been robbed; you will have as little as if you had been held up.
and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.
So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely] And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].
Then your poverty will come in like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.
So your poverty will come as a robber, And your scarcity as an armed man.
Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
Your poverty will come in like a vagabondAnd your want like an armed man.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Suddenly, everything is gone, as though it had been taken by an armed robber.
and poverty comes marching in on you, scarcity hits you like an invading soldier.
So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
And then poverty shall come upon you, and distress shall overtake you; become a successful man.
like a robber shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.
so shall your poverty come as one walking, and your need like an armed man.
so shal pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by the waye, & necessite like a wapened man.
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
So shall thy pouertie come as one that trauaileth, and thy want as an armed man.
So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.
Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier.
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.
And nedynesse, as a weigoere, schal come to thee; and pouert, as an armed man. Forsothe if thou art not slow, thi ripe corn schal come as a welle; and nedynesse schal fle fer fro thee.
So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man.
So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man.
So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
and being poor will come upon you like a robber, and your need like a man ready to fight.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior.
So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.
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.
and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond, and want like an armed man.
And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 20:4
Reciprocal: Job 15:24 - as a king Job 17:3 - strike Proverbs 6:4 - General Proverbs 13:25 - the belly Ecclesiastes 4:5 - fool
Cross-References
The number of people on earth continued to increase. When these people had daughters, the sons of God saw how beautiful they were. So they chose the women they wanted. They married them, and the women had their children. Then the Lord said, "People are only human. I will not let my Spirit be troubled by them forever. I will let them live only 120 years." During this time and also later, the Nephilim people lived in the land. They have been famous as powerful soldiers since ancient times.
Then the Lord said to Noah, "I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family, and all of you go into the boat.
He was a great hunter before the Lord . That is why people compare other men to him and say, "That man is like Nimrod, a great hunter before the Lord ."
The Lord knew that the people of Sodom were very evil sinners.
Josiah, when you heard my words against this city and its people, you were sorry and humbled yourself before me. You even tore your clothes to show your sorrow and cried before me. Because your heart was tender, I the Lord , have heard you.
The Lord examines those who are good and those who are wicked; he hates those who enjoy hurting others.
My Lord, confuse their words and stop their plans. I see so much cruelty and fighting in this city.
Don't let those cruel liars enjoy success here. Let disaster hunt them down.
There will never again be news of violence in your country. People will never again attack your country and steal from you. You will name your walls, ‘Salvation' and your gates, ‘Praise.'
As a well keeps its water fresh, so Jerusalem keeps its wickedness fresh. I hear about the robbing and violence in this city all the time. I see nothing but pain and sickness there all the time.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,.... Either swiftly and suddenly, as a traveller makes haste to get to his journey's end, and comes upon his family or friends at an unawares; or though he moves gradually, by slow paces and silent steps, yet surely: and so it signifies that poverty should come upon the sluggard very quickly, and before he was aware: and though it might come by degrees, yet it would certainly come;
and thy want as an armed man; or, "thy wants as a man of shield" u: denoting many wants that should come rushing in one upon another, like a man armed with shield and buckler; appearing with great terror and force, not to be resisted. It denotes the unavoidableness of being brought into penury and want by sloth, and the terribleness of such a condition. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, add,
"but if thou art not slothful, thy harvest shall come as a fountain (as the inundation of a fountain, Arabic); but want shall flee as an evil racer (as an evil man, Arabic; far from thee, Vulgate Latin):''
but this is not in the Hebrew text.
u כאיש מנן "tanquam vir clypei", Montanus; "vir clypeatus", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The similitude is drawn from the two sources of Eastern terror: the “traveler,” i. e., “the thief in the night,” coming suddenly to plunder; the “armed man,” literally “the man of the shield,” the armed robber. The habit of indolence is more fatally destructive than these marauders.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 6:11. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth — That is, with slow, but surely approaching steps.
Thy want as an armed man. — That is, with irresistible fury; and thou art not prepared to oppose it. The Vulgate, Septuagint, and Arabic add the following clause to this verse: -
"But if thou wilt be diligent, thy harvest shall be as a fountain; and poverty shall flee far away from thee."
It is also thus in the Old MS. Bible: If forsothe unslow thou shul ben; shul comen as a welle thi rip; and nede fer shal fleen fro thee.
