Proverbs 6:11

Geneva Bible (1560)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 24:34 : 34 So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shal he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 95%

    33Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

    34So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?

    10Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.

  • 16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

  • 15The riche mans goodes are his strong citie: but the feare of the needie is their pouertie.

  • 15Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.

  • 13Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Job 15:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23He wandreth to and fro for bread where he may: he knoweth that the day of darkenesse is prepared at hande.

    24Affliction and anguish shall make him afraide: they shall preuaile against him as a King readie to the battell.

  • 22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • 5The hungrie shall eate vp his haruest: yea, they shall take it from among the thornes, and the thirstie shall drinke vp their substance.

  • 7There is that maketh himselfe riche, and hath nothing, and that maketh himselfe poore, hauing great riches.

  • 6Ye haue sowen much, and bring in litle: ye eate, but ye haue not ynough: ye drinke, but ye are not filled: ye clothe you, but ye be not warme: and he that earneth wages, putteth the wages into a broken bagge.

  • 4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  • Prov 5:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10Least the stranger should be silled with thy strength, and thy labours bee in the house of a stranger,

    11And thou mourne at thine end, (when thou hast consumed thy flesh and thy bodie)

  • 19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

  • 11The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

  • 14Thou shalt eate and not be satisfied, and thy casting downe shall be in the mids of thee, and thou shalt take holde, but shalt not deliuer: and that which thou deliuerest, will I giue vp to the sworde.

  • Eccl 5:12-15
    4 verses
    72%

    12(5:11) The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.

    13(5:12) There is an euill sickenes that I haue seene vnder the sunne: to wit, riches reserued to the owners thereof for their euill.

    14(5:13) And these riches perish by euill trauel, and he begetteth a sonne, and in his hand is nothing.

    15(5:14) As hee came foorth of his mothers belly, he shall returne naked to goe as he came, and shal beare away nothing of his labour, which hee hath caused to passe by his hand.

  • 3A poore man, if he oppresse the poore, is like a raging raine, that leaueth no foode.

  • 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.

  • 12His strength shalbe famine: and destruction shalbe readie at his side.

  • 23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

  • 22When he shalbe filled with his abundance, he shalbe in paine, and the hand of all the wicked shall assaile him.

  • Jas 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1Go to nowe, ye rich men: weepe, and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you.

    2Your riches are corrupt, and your garments are moth eaten.

  • 12The vnthriftie man and the wicked man walketh with a froward mouth.

  • 21A sounde of feare is in his eares, and in his prosperitie the destroyer shall come vpon him.

  • 14The murtherer riseth earely & killeth the poore and the needie: and in the night he is as a theefe.

  • 7Shall they not rise vp suddenly, that shall bite thee? and awake, that shal stirre thee? and thou shalt be their praye?

  • 25Goe not foorth into the fielde, nor walke by the way: for the sword of the enemie and feare is on euery side.

  • 29Thou shalt also grope at noone daies, as the blinde gropeth in darknes, and shalt not prosper in thy wayes: thou shalt neuer but bee oppressed with wrong and be powled euermore, & no man shal succour thee.

  • 14The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.

  • 15Therefore shall his destruction come speedily: hee shall be destroyed suddenly without recouerie.

  • 27Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, & your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction & anguish shal come vpo you,

  • 16So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth.

  • 17Because that bread and water shall faile, they shalbe astonied one with another, and shall consume away for their iniquitie.

  • 9For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • 11Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore, and yee take from him burdens of wheate, ye haue built houses of hewen stone, but ye shal not dwel in them: ye haue plated pleasant vineyards, but ye shal not drinke wine of them.

  • 11Therefore shall euill come vpon thee, and thou shalt not knowe the morning thereof: destruction shall fal vpon thee, which thou shalt not be able to put away: destruction shall come vpon thee suddenly, or thou beware.

  • 27He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many curses.

  • 18By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.

  • 10Therefore snares are round about thee, and feare shal suddenly trouble thee:

  • 4Heare this, O yee that swallowe vp the poore, that ye may make the needie of the lande to fayle,

  • 14And loe, in the euening there is trouble: but afore the morning it is gone. This is the portion of them that spoyle vs, and the lot of them that robbe vs.