Proverbs 6:7
Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
In Context
6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
8She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
Cross References
Job 38:39Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?
Job 41:4Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?
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 →