Proverbs 6:11
“So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A naughty person, a wicked man,.... Or, "a man of Belial, a man of iniquity" (w). The former signifies an unprofitable…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The similitude is drawn from the two sources of Eastern terror: the “traveler,” i. e., “the thief in the night,” coming…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 6:6-11
Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves his ease, lives in idleness, minds no business,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
one that travelleth … an armed man The figure is two-fold. The doom of the sluggard travels swiftly and is inevitable.…
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