Proverbs 6:11
Strong's Lexicon
and poverty
רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ (rê·še·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7389: 1) poverty

will come upon you
וּבָֽא־ (ū·ḇā-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

like a robber,
כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ (ḵim·hal·lêḵ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

and need
וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ (ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4270: 1) need, poverty, thing needed 1a) need, thing needed 1b) lack, want 1c) need, poverty

like a bandit
כְּאִ֣ישׁ (kə·’îš)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

מָגֵֽן׃ (mā·ḡên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4043: 1) shield, buckler

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Young's Literal Translation
And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit .

New American Standard Bible
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.

King James Bible
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

New Living Translation
then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

English Standard Version
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

New American Standard Bible
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

International Standard Version
and your poverty will come on you like a bandit and your desperation like an armed man.

NET Bible
and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

American Standard Version
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

English Revised Version
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, and thy want as an armed man.

Young's Literal Translation
And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
















Cross References
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 24:34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 6:10
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 6:8
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:12
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

Proverbs 6:13
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Proverbs 6:14
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.
Jump to Previous
Armed Bandit Loss Need Outlaw Penury Plunderer Poverty Robber Roving Runner Scarcity Traveleth Traveller Travelleth Vagabond Want
Jump to Next
Armed Bandit Loss Need Outlaw Penury Plunderer Poverty Robber Roving Runner Scarcity Traveleth Traveller Travelleth Vagabond Want
Links
Proverbs 6:11 NIV
Proverbs 6:11 NLT
Proverbs 6:11 ESV
Proverbs 6:11 NASB
Proverbs 6:11 KJV

Proverbs 6:11 Bible Apps
Proverbs 6:11 Parallel
Proverbs 6:11 Biblia Paralela
Proverbs 6:11 Chinese Bible
Proverbs 6:11 French Bible
Proverbs 6:11 German Bible

Proverbs 6:11 Commentaries

Bible Hub
Proverbs 6:10
Top of Page
Top of Page