Proverbs 6:7

For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,

LXX2012 (US English)

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.

8he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; whose labors kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: though weak in + 6:8 Gr. strength. body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.

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Cross References

Job 38:39And will you hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents?

Job 41:4Who will open the face of his garment? and who can enter within the fold of his breastplate?

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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