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Proverbs 6:11

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

KJV

et veniet tibi quasi viator egestas, et pauperies quasi vir armatus. Si vero impiger fueris, veniet ut fons messis tua, et egestas longe fugiet a te.

Vulgate

εἶτ’ ἐνπαραγίνεταί σοι ὥσπερ κακὸς ὁδοιπόρος ἡ πενία, καὶ ἡ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ ἀγαθὸς δρομεύς. [1] ἐὰν δὲ ἄοκνος ᾖς, ἥξει ὥσπερ πηγὴ ὁ ἀμητός σου, ἡ δὲ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ κακὸς δρομεὺς ἀπαυτομολήσει.

LXX

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

ASV

וּ/בָֽא כִ/מְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑/ךָ וּ֝/מַחְסֹֽרְ/ךָ֗ כְּ/אִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
ךָ
k
noun · 7×
מַחְסֽוֹר
mchsvr
noun · 13×
מָגֵ֣ן
mgn
noun · 62×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 15:24 — Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.
  • Prov 10:4 — He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 20:4 — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 24:34 — So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.