Proverbs 6:7
Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
In Context
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise;
8Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.
Cross References
Job 38:39Wilt thou hunt—for the Lioness—prey? Or, the craving of the Strong Lion, wilt thou satisfy;
Job 41:4Will he solemnise a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a life-long servant?
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 →