Proverbs 6:7
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
King James Version
In Context
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Cross References
Job 38:39Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Job 41:4Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
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 →