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Proverbs 24:34

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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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  1. Proverbs 10:4Rank 1 from verse 34
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    4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  2. Proverbs 13:4Rank 2 from verse 34
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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Proverbs 24:34

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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poverty

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The condition of being poor, destitute, or lacking necessary provision.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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want

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Absence, lack, need, poverty, or insufficiency of what is required; to lack, be without, need, or come short of it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

24:24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

24:25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

24:26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

24:27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

24:28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

24:29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

24:30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

24:31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

24:32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

24:33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

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

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