Proverbs 6:6

God's Word

Consider the ant, you lazy bum. Watch its ways, and become wise.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:4

A lazy person does not plow in the fall. He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.

Proverbs 18:9

Whoever is lazy in his work is related to a vandal.

Proverbs 6:9

How long will you lie there, you lazy bum? When will you get up from your sleep?

Hebrews 6:12

Then, instead of being lazy, you will imitate those who are receiving the promises through faith and patience.

Proverbs 13:4

A lazy person craves food and there is none, but the appetite of hard-working people is satisfied.

Matthew 25:26

“His master responded, ‘You evil and lazy servant! If you knew that I harvest where I haven’t planted and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Proverbs 30:25

Ants are not a strong species, yet they store their food in summer.

Romans 12:11

Don’t be lazy in showing your devotion. Use your energy to serve the Lord.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of a lazy person will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness throws one into a deep sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.

Proverbs 22:13

A lazy person says, “There’s a lion outside! I’ll be murdered in the streets!”

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth, like smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him ⌞on a mission⌟.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy person puts his fork in his food. He doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.

Matthew 6:26

“Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?

Proverbs 15:19

The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, but the road of decent people is an ⌞open⌟ highway.

Proverbs 1:17

It does no good to spread a net within the sight of any bird.

Isaiah 1:3

Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But Israel doesn’t know ⌞its owner⌟. My people don’t understand ⌞who feeds them⌟.

Proverbs 23:19

My son, listen, be wise, and keep your mind going in the right direction.

Proverbs 30:24

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

Jeremiah 8:7

Even storks know when it’s time to return. Mourning doves, swallows, and cranes know when it’s time to migrate. But my people don’t know that I, the Lord, am urging them to return.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands bring riches.