KJV dictionary & concordance
The condition of being poor, destitute, or lacking necessary provision.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 45:11
Complete exact-word concordance
And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
And there wil I nourish thee, (for yet there are fiue yeeres of famine) lest thou and thy houshold, and all that thou hast, come to pouertie.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
So shall thy pouertie come as one that trauaileth, and thy want as an armed man.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The rich mans wealth is his strong citie: the destruction of the poore is their pouertie.
1611 marginal noteChap. 18.11.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more then is meete, but it tendeth to pouertie.
poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
Pouerty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproofe, shall be honoured.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
1611 marginal noteChap. 19.15. and 12.11.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pouerty; and drousinesse shall cloath a man with ragges.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
So shall thy pouertie come, as one that traueileth, and thy want, as an armed man.
1611 marginal noteHebr. a man of shield.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
He that tilleth his land, shal haue plentie of bread: but he that followeth after vaine persons, shall haue pouerty enough.
1611 marginal noteChap.12.11.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
He that hasteth to bee rich, hath an euill eye, and considereth not that pouerty shall come vpon him.
1611 marginal noteOr, he that hath an euill eye, hasteth to be rich, ver, 20.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Destitution of property; indigence; want of convenient means of subsistence.
