Proverbs 6:6

New English Translation

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

Cross References

Proverbs 1:17

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 10:4

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

Proverbs 23:19

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

Proverbs 30:25

ants are creatures with little strength, but they prepare their food in the summer;

Proverbs 6:9

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

Isaiah 1:3

An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand.”

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

Matthew 25:26

But his master answered, ‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?

Romans 12:11

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.