Proverbs 6:11
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
English grammatical function word ('travelleth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equival...
מַחְסוֹר
machçôwr
deficiency; hence, impoverishment
חָלַץ
châlats
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('travelleth'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are...
Study GRAM →חָלַץ châlats
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
Study H2502 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
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)
Study H376 →Cross References
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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