Proverbs 6:6-11

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

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Cross References 6

  • 1. ver 6-11; Proverbs 20:4
  • 2. Proverbs 30:24-25
  • 3. Proverbs 10:4
  • 4. Proverbs 24:30-34; Proverbs 26:13-16
  • 5. Proverbs 24:33; Ecclesiastes 4:5
  • 6. ver 10-11; Proverbs 20:13; Proverbs 24:30-34
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