Proverbs 24:34

New English Translation

and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs 24:33

“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

Proverbs 25:1

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of King Hezekiah of Judah copied:

Proverbs 28:19

The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

Proverbs 6:10

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

Proverbs 6:11

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