Proverbs 6:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.”
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BSBPD
“and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Proverbs 6:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 20:13Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
- Proverbs 24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
- Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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