Proverbs 6:7
Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
In Context
6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
8it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
Cross References
Job 38:39Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions
Job 41:4Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
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 →