Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 20:4
The similitude is drawn from the two sources of Eastern terror: the “traveler,” i. e., “the thief in the night,” coming suddenly to plunder; the “a...
So shall thy poverty come as one that (d) travelleth, and thy want as (e) an armed man. (d) That is, suddenly, and when you do not look for it. (e)...
A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Pro...
poverty . need. There are six words rendered poor or poverty in Proverbs: (1) rush . in want of necessaries of life ( Proverbs 6:11 ; Proverbs 10:...
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth - That is, with slow...
As one that travelleth— Dr. Grey would render this verse, So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want [ shall overtake thee sp...
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth - who activel...
Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sl...
One that travelleth] RV 'a robber.' The roads were insecure, as English ones were in the times when 'highwayman' meant 'robber.'
As one that travelleth. — The form of the Hebrew is intensive, “one who moves swiftly,” as in Psalms 104:3 , it is applied to God’s “moving upon t...
CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Prove...
Avoid Suretyship and Sloth Proverbs 6:1-19 A young man, being entreated by his friend to go bond for him, consents, in an easy-going way to bec...
The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things w...
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gather...
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ,.... Either swiftly and suddenly, as a traveller makes haste to get to his journey's end, and come...
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Ver. 11. As a traveller, and thy want as an armed man. ] That is,...
How long , &c. O the strange idleness of mankind! who have so many monitors and governors, that call upon them again and again, to excite them t...
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her w...
As one that travaileth, swiftly and unexpectedly. As an armed man, irresistibly or unavoidably.
A Warning To The Lazy ( Proverbs 6:6-11 ). The urgency required of the surety in dealing with his problem in Proverbs 6:1-5 , and the possibility...
CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:11 . One that travelleth, “a highwayman,” “a footpad.” Armed man , literally, “a man of the shield. MAIN HOMILETI...
Proverbs 6:1 . If thou be surety for thy friend. If charity has gained an ascendancy over the judgment, prepare to perform thy covenant. To aid a...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (...
Warning Against Foolish Suretyship, Idleness, and Malice
So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, not merely a vagrant, but a footpad, and thy want as an armed man, one armed with a shield, prepared...
Travelleth — Swiftly and unexpectedly. Armed man — Irresistibly.
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.