Proverbs 6:7
For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
In Context
6Go to the ant, O sluggard; and see, and emulate his ways, and become wiser than he.
8c though weak in + 6:8c Gr. strength.body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Cross References
Job 38:39And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents?
Job 41:4I will not be silent because of him: though because of his power one shall pity his antagonist.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:7-12
Slothfulness Reproved. 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? 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. Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves… Read the whole commentary →