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Proverbs 6:7
7They have no leader or ruler,
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Context of Proverbs 6:7
5You must make yourself free from the trap. Escape quickly, like a bird or a deer that runs away from a hunter. 6Learn a lesson from the ants, you lazy person! See how hard they work. They have no leader or ruler, 8but they get their food during the summer. At the time of harvest they store food to prepare for winter. 9But you, you lazy man, you lie in bed too long! Will you never get up to work?
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:7 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 6:7
- Proverbs 4:1My children, listen to what your father teaches you. Listen carefully so that you understand what is right.
- Proverbs 8:32So listen to me, my children. Anyone who obeys my teaching will be happy.
- Proverbs 22:17Listen carefully. I will teach you what wise people have said. Think about the things that I am teaching you.
- Hebrews 12:25So be careful! Always be ready to listen when God speaks. God used Moses as his servant on the earth to speak to Israel's people. When they refused to obey, God punished them. They could not get away. As for us, God speaks to us from heaven. So we will certainly not get away from God's punishment if we turn away from him.
- Proverbs 3:21My child, always keep hold of wisdom and a good mind. Make sure that you keep them safe.
- Proverbs 4:21Never forget my words. Keep them safe in your mind.
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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