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Proverbs 6:6-8 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 6 · verses 6–8 · King James Version
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.Proverbs 6:6-8 · King James Version
Proverbs 6:6-8 in context
4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Cross references
- Proverbs 20:4
- Proverbs 18:9
- Proverbs 6:9
- Proverbs 13:4
- Hebrews 6:12
- Proverbs 30:25
- Matthew 25:26
- Romans 12:11
Key words (Strong's)
- Providethkûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- gatherethʼâgarto harvestH103 →
- sluggardʻâtsêlindolentH6102 →
- considerrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- overseershôṭêrproperly, a scribeH7860 →
- summerqayitsharvest , whether the product or the seasonH7019 →
- guideqâtsîyna magistrate or other leaderH7101 →
- waysdereka roadH1870 →
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