Proverbs 6:11
What does Proverbs 6:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 6:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
KJV
King James Version · 1611So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- Proverbs 24:34
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
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