Proverbs 24:34 “and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.”

Proverbs 24:34

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.

American Standard Version

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Geneva Bible 1599

So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

Darby Translation

So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

Young's Literal Translation

And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

Bible in Basic English

So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.

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In context

33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

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