Proverbs 6:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You lazy people, you should watch what the ants do and learn from them.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:4

Some people are too lazy to plant seeds. So at harvest time, they look for food and find nothing.

Proverbs 18:9

Someone who does careless work is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Proverbs 6:9

You lazy people, how long are you going to lie there? When will you get up?

Hebrews 6:12

We don’t want you to be lazy. We want you to be like those who, because of their faith and patience, will get what God has promised.

Proverbs 13:4

Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.

Matthew 25:26

“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest what I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed.

Proverbs 30:25

Ants are small and weak, but they save their food all summer;

Romans 12:11

As you serve the Lord, work hard and don’t be lazy. Be excited about serving him!

Proverbs 21:25

Lazy people will cause their own destruction because they refuse to work.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on sleep, and an appetite for rest brings on hunger.

Proverbs 22:13

A person who is lazy and wants to stay home says, “There is a lion outside, and I might be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 10:26

Sending a lazy person to do anything is as irritating as vinegar on your teeth or smoke in your eyes.

Proverbs 19:24

Some people are too lazy to take care of themselves. They will not even lift the food from their plate to their mouth.

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or save food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Don’t you know you are worth much more than they are?

Proverbs 15:19

For lazy people, life is a path overgrown with thorns and thistles. For those who do what is right, it is a smooth highway.

Proverbs 1:17

You cannot trap birds with a net if they see you spreading it out.

Isaiah 1:3

A bull knows its master, and a donkey knows where its owner feeds it. But Israel does not know me. My people do not understand.”

Proverbs 23:19

So listen, my son, and be wise. Always be careful to follow the right path.

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things on the earth that are small but very wise:

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the birds in the sky know the right time to do things. The storks, doves, swifts, and thrushes know when it is time to fly to a new home. But my people don’t know what the Lord wants them to do.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.