Proverbs 6:10–12
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 eSo shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
Proverbs 6:10–12 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
12 A troublemaker and a villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
Proverbs 6:10–12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
goes about with crooked speech,
Proverbs 6:10–12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
And thy want as an armed man.
12 A naughty person, a wicked man,
Walketh with a froward mouth.
Proverbs 6:10–12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
12 What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
Proverbs 6:10–12 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 You sleep a little; you take a nap.
You fold your hands and lie down to rest.
11 So you will be as poor as if you had been robbed;
you will have as little as if you had been held up.
12 Some people are wicked and no good.
They go around telling lies,
Proverbs 6:10–12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity,
Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
Proverbs 6:10–12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! 11 So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
12 A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
Proverbs 6:10–12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 “Just a little sleep,
just a little slumber,
just a little nap.”
11 Then your poverty will come ⸤to you⸥ like a drifter,
and your need will come ⸤to you⸥ like a bandit.
12 A good-for-nothing scoundrel is a person who has a dishonest mouth.
Proverbs 6:10–12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
11 and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man
goes around speaking dishonestly,
Proverbs 6:10–12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.
12 A scoundrel and a villain
goes around with crooked speech,
Proverbs 6:10–12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands for rest—
11 like a robber shall your poverty come,
and what you lack like an armed man.
12 A worthless man, an evil man,
goes around with deceitful speech.
Proverbs 6:10–12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 You might sleep a little or take a little nap.
You might even fold your hands and rest.
11 Then you would be poor, as if someone had robbed you.
You would have little, as if someone had stolen from you.
12 A worthless and evil man
goes around saying twisted things with his mouth.
Proverbs 6:10–12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 “A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest”—
11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.
12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth,