Proverbs 24:34
in Proverbs 24and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
KJV
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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This verse in Proverbs 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verseSo shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,.... Swiftly and suddenly, both in a temporal and spiritual sense; See Gill on Pro 6:11; and thy want as an armed man; irresistibly. Here ends according to some the "second", according to others the "third" part of this book of Proverbs, another beginning with the following chapter.
This site's exposition
A little sleep, a little slumber
on Proverbs 24:33-34
"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest" and the poverty that comes "like a robber" repeat 6:10-11. The book's own refrain closes the chapter as it closed the earlier warning. The lesson is drawn twice because the danger it names keeps returning.
This site's exposition
poverty will come upon you like a robber
Poverty will come like a robber, and need like a bandit that cannot be resisted, as John Gill reads the pair. The lines repeat 6:10 to 11, where a little sleep and a little slumber also end in want. A part of the book ends here, in Gill's count.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבָֽא־ | uva'- | and it will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ | mithalekh | going about | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ | reishekha | poverty your | H7389 → | 7 times |
| וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ | umachsoreikha | and poverti<es> your | H4270 → | 13 times |
| כְּאִ֣ישׁ | keish | like a man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| מָגֵֽן׃ פ | magen | shield | H4043 → | 63 times |
וּבָֽא־and it will come
uva'-H935 →2568 times
מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְgoing about
mithalekhH1980 →1546 times
רֵישֶׁ֑ךָpoverty your
reishekhaH7389 →7 times
וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָand poverti<es> your
umachsoreikhaH4270 →13 times
כְּאִ֣ישׁlike a man of
keishH376 →1663 times
מָגֵֽן׃ פshield
magenH4043 →63 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
it leads to
- Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- 2 Peter 1:5–11
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 12:24
Through
Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
it leads to
- Proverbs 20:4
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 20:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.