Proverbs 6:11

New King James Version

So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 20:13

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 24:33

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;

Proverbs 24:34

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

Ecclesiastes 4:5

The fool folds his hands And consumes his own flesh.