Proverbs 6:11 · KJV
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.”
— Proverbs 6:11
{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Proverbs 6 — Context
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10{Yet} a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Cross References
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; {therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing. {cold: or, winter}
Proverbs 24:34
So shall thy poverty come {as} one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. {an...: Heb. a man of shield}