Proverbs 6:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Your povertyרֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ
(re·she·cha;)
7389: povertyfrom rush
will comeוּבָֽא־
(u·va-)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in like a vagabondכִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ
(chim·hal·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
And your needוּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗
(u·mach·so·re·cha)
4270: a need, thing needed, povertyfrom chaser
like an armedמָגֵֽן׃
(ma·gen.)
4043: a shieldfrom ganan
man.כְּאִ֣ישׁ
(ke·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
So shall thy poverty
reysh  (raysh)
poverty -- poverty.
come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
as one that travelleth
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
and thy want
machcowr  (makh-sore')
deficiency; hence, impoverishment -- lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.
as an armed
magen  (maw-gane')
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile -- armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man.

King James Bible
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

International Standard Version
and your poverty will come on you like a bandit and your desperation like an armed man.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Poverty will come upon you and want will overtake you like an athletic man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then your poverty will come [to you]like a drifter, and your need will come [to you]like a bandit.

King James 2000 Bible
So shall your poverty come upon you like a vagabond, and your want like an armed man.
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