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Proverbs 6:7
7Without having any chief, officer, or ruler,
Proverbs 6:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
- New International Version (NIV)It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler,
- New Living Translation (NLT)Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work,
Context of Proverbs 6:7
5save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, 8she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. 9How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:7 word by word
אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:7
- Proverbs 4:1Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
- Proverbs 8:32"And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.
- Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,
- Hebrews 12:25See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.
- Proverbs 3:21My son, do not lose sight of these— keep sound wisdom and discretion,
- Proverbs 4:21Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your 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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