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Proverbs 6:7
7which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
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Context of Proverbs 6:7
5deliver thyself as a gazelle 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: which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, 8provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. 9How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:7
- Proverbs 4:1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know intelligence;
- Proverbs 8:32And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
- Proverbs 22:17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
- Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaks. For if those did not escape who had refused him who uttered the oracles on earth, much more we who turn away from him [who does so] from heaven:
- Proverbs 3:21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
- Proverbs 4:21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart.
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The words express the wonder with which the Hebrew observer looked on the phenomena of insect life. “Guide,” better captain, as in Joshua 10:24. The Septuagint introduces here a corresponding reference to the industry of the bee.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Diligence in business is every man's wisdom and duty; not so much that he may attain worldly wealth, as that he may not be a burden to others, or a scandal to the church. The ants are more diligent than slothful men. We may learn wisdom from the meanest insects, and be shamed by them. Habits of indolence and indulgence grow upon people. Thus life runs to waste; and poverty, though at first at a distance, gradually draws near, like a traveller…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-11Lazy people sleep instead of preparing for what they need (see also Proverbs 24:33–34). They are the opposite of self-motivated and hardworking ants. Extra sleep and more slumber sarcastically describe a lazy person’s ambition.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. The improvident sluggards usually want sureties. Hence, such are advised to industry by the ant's example.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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