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 Paresseux, jusqu’à quand seras-tu couché? Quand te lèveras-tu de ton sommeil?

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

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

12 L’homme pervers, l’homme inique, Marche la fausseté dans la bouche;

13 Il cligne des yeux, parle du pied, Fait des signes avec les doigts;

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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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