Proverbs 24:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.”

Proverbs 24:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 24:34 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 24:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.”

Proverbs 24:34 — World English Bible

Proverbs 24:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 24:34 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 24:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thy poverty hath come <FI>as<Fi> a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!”

Proverbs 24:34 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 24:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. ”

Proverbs 24:34 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 24:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man. ”

Proverbs 24:34 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 24:34 in Context — Proverbs 24

32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

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What Does Proverbs 24:34 Mean?

Proverbs 24:34 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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