Proverbs 6:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁶ Go to the ant,  you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!–[Job 12:7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

Common English Bible

⁶ Go to the ant, you lazy person; observe its ways and grow wise.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom.

Proverbs 6:6 Cross References

Proverbs 1:17

It is useless to spread a net where any bird can see it,

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.

Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a raised road.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is lazy in his work is brother to a vandal.  ,

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 20:4

The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks,  and there is nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

A slacker’s craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 22:13

The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square! ’

Proverbs 23:19

Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.

Proverbs 30:24

Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:

Proverbs 30:25

ants are not a strong people, yet they store up their food in the summer;

Proverbs 6:9

How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know; my people do not understand.’

Jeremiah 8:7

Even storks in the sky know their seasons. Turtledoves, swallows, and cranes are aware of their migration, but my people do not know the requirements of the  Lord.

Matthew 25:26

‘His master replied to him, “You evil, lazy servant!   If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Matthew 6:26

Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?

Romans 12:11

Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit;  , serve the Lord.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.