KJV King James Version
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
WEB World English Bible
Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
ASV American Standard Version
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Surrounding context — Proverbs 6
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand [of the hunter], and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.Proverbs 18:9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.Proverbs 6:9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.Matthew 25:26His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:Proverbs 30:25The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;Romans 12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;Proverbs 26:13-16The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Proverbs 21:25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.Job 12:7-8But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:Proverbs 22:13The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.Proverbs 24:30-34I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;Proverbs 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.Matthew 6:26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?Proverbs 19:24A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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