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Proverbs 6:11

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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 13:4Rank 1 from verse 11
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  2. Proverbs 10:4Rank 2 from verse 11
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    4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  3. Proverbs 20:4Rank 3 from verse 11
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  4. Proverbs 24:34Rank 4 from verse 11
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    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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Proverbs 6:11

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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6:6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

6:7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

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

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

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

6:11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

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