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 J’ai regardé attentivement, Et j’ai tiré instruction de ce que j’ai vu.

33 Un peu de sommeil, un peu d’assoupissement, Un peu croiser les mains pour dormir!…

34 Et la pauvreté te surprendra, comme un rôdeur, Et la disette, comme un homme en armes.

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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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