Proverbs 24:34

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

Context of Proverbs 24:34

32Then I took to heart what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: 33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,” then your poverty comes tramping in, and your need like an armed soldier.

Proverbs 24:34 word by word

וּבָֽא־מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So shall thy povertyרֵישׁrêysh rê'sh rîysh · povertyH7389
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• one that travellethהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
• and thy wantמַחְסוֹרmachsôr machsôr · needH4270
• as an armedמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:34

• Proverbs 10:4Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• Proverbs 13:4The slacker’s soul craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent soul will be satisfied.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 24:34

• Idleness
• Instruction
• Poverty
• Rising
• Slothfulness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Faint
• Respect
• Face
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Proverbs, Book of

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