Proverbs 6:6

The Scriptures 1998

Go to the ant, you lazy one! See her ways and be wise,

Cross References

Proverbs 1:17

For in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird.

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

Proverbs 13:4

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of a lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the straight is a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

Also, he who is slack in his work Is a brother of a master destroyer.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy one buries his hand in a dish, And does not bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the lazy man slays him, For his hands refused to work.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy one says, “There is a lion outside! I am going to be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 23:19

Hear, my son, and be wise, And guide your heart in the way.

Proverbs 30:24

There are four matters Which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:

Proverbs 30:25

The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;

Proverbs 6:9

How long would you lie down, O lazy one? When do you arise from your sleep?

Isaiah 1:3

An ox knows its owner and a donkey its master’s crib – Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 8:7

“Even a stork in the heavens knows her appointed times. And a turtledove, and a swallow, and a thrush observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the right-ruling of יהוה.

Matthew 25:26

“And his master answering, said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

Matthew 6:26

“Look at the birds of the heaven, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into storehouses, yet your heavenly Father does feed them. Are you not worth more than they?

Romans 12:11

not idle in duty, ardent in spirit, serving the Master;

Hebrews 6:12

in order that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through belief and patience inherit the promises.