Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Context
This verse from Proverbs Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Practical warnings about becoming surety for a neighbor, laziness (as seen in the ant who gathers food in summer), the seven things the Lord hates — haughty eyes, lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood — and the devastating consequences …
Other Translations
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
Cross References
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not …
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your …
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed …
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell …
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.