Proverbs 6:11 meaning and explanation

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 6:11, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse closes the short lesson about the slacker, or sluggard, that begins in verse 6. The speaker is a father instructing his son in wisdom, and he has just described small, repeated choices: a little sleep, a little folding of the hands.

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