Proverbs 6:11
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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 need like a bandit.
In other translations
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 need like a bandit.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 24:34So 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 need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
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