Proverbs 6:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 6:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 6:11 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 6:11 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.”

Proverbs 6:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 6:11 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Proverbs 6:11 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:11 in Context — Proverbs 6

9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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

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

12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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What Does Proverbs 6:11 Mean?

Proverbs 6:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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