English Standard Version
Proverbs 24:34
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
- New International Version (NIV)and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
- New Living Translation (NLT)then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Context of Proverbs 24:34
32Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. 33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:34 word by word
וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:34
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:34
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-34Verses 30-34 See what a blessing the husbandman's calling is, and what a wilderness this earth would be without it. See what great difference there is in the management even of worldly affairs. Sloth and self-indulgence are the bane of all good. When we see fields overgrown with thorns and thistles, and the fences broken down, we see an emblem of the far more deplorable state of many souls. Every vile affection grows in men's hearts; yet they compose…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-34This saying repeats Proverbs 6:10–11.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3432-34. From the folly of the sluggard learn wisdom (Pr 6:10, 11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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