Proverbs 6:7
For whereas he has no husbandry, 1 Nor anyone to compel him, 1 And is under no master, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
In Context
6Go to the ant, O sluggard; 1 And see, and emulate his ways, 1 And become wiser than he. 1
8c Though weak in body, 1 She is advanced by honoring wisdom. 1
Cross References
Job 38:39And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? 1 And satisfy the desires of the serpents? 1
Job 41:4I will not be silent because of him: 1 Though because of his power one shall pity his antagonist. 1
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 →