so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
Parallel Translations
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so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Proverbs 24:34 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 10:4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
- Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one…
Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Ver. 34. So shall thy poverty come.] Swiftly and irresistibly. Seneca calls sloth the nurse of beggary - the mother of misery.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 34. one that travelleth] Rather, a robber. See Pro_6:11,…
34. one that travelleth] Rather, a robber. See Pro_6:11, note.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (34) As one that travelleth.—See above on Pro_6:11.
(34) As one that travelleth.—See above on Pro_6:11.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain v. 34. so shall thy poverty come as one…
v. 34. so shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want, the need of money and of all necessaries of life, as an armed man, literally, "one armed with a shield. " cf Pro 6:10-11.
Paul E. Kretzmann, Popular Commentary of the Bible (1921–1924) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.