Proverbs 6:7

They don't have a leader, an officer, or a ruler,

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Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

In Context

6Go and observe the ants, you slacker! Learn from what they do and become wise.

8yet they work hard during the summer getting their food, gathering what they need during the harvest.

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Cross References

Job 38:39Can you hunt prey for the lion? Can you feed the lion cubs

Job 41:4Will it make a contract with you? Will it agree to be your slave forever?

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 →

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