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Proverbs 6

Prov. 6:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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yalak (Hebrew #3212)
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
KJV usage: X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, + pursue, cause to run, spread, take away ((-journey)), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, X be weak.
Pronounce: yaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1980)
o to the ant
nmalah (Hebrew #5244)
an ant (probably from its almost bisected form)
KJV usage: ant.
Pronounce: nem-aw-law'
Origin: feminine from 5243
, thou sluggard
`atsel (Hebrew #6102)
indolent
KJV usage: slothful, sluggard.
Pronounce: aw-tsale'
Origin: from 6101
; consider
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
her ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
, and be wise
chakam (Hebrew #2449)
a primitive root, to be wise (in mind, word or act)
KJV usage: X exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Pronounce: khaw-kam'
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Job 12:7• 7But ask now even the beasts — they can teach thee —{HR}And the fowl of the heavens, and it will declare to thee, (Job 12:7)

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the ant.The ant has been famous in all ages for its social habits, foresight, economy and industry.
Collecting their food at the proper seasons, they bite off the ends of the grain to prevent it from germinating, and lay it up in cells till needed.
Prov. 1:17• 17For in vain is the net spread in the eyes of a bird; (Prov. 1:17)
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Job 12:7‑8• 7But ask now even the beasts — they can teach thee —{HR}And the fowl of the heavens, and it will declare to thee,
 8Or think on the earth, and it shall teach thee,{HR}And fishes of the sea shall tell out to thee: (Job 12:7‑8)
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Isa. 1:3• 3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. (Isa. 1:3)
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Matt. 6:26• 26Look at the birds of the heavens, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father nourisheth them. Are ye not more excellent than they? (Matt. 6:26)
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Prov. 6:9• 9How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down?{HR}When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? (Prov. 6:9)
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Prov. 10:26• 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,{HR}So [is] the sluggard to those that send him. (Prov. 10:26)
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Prov. 13:4• 4A sluggard's soul desireth, and hath nothing;{HR}But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. (Prov. 13:4)
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Prov. 15:19• 19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;{HR}But the path of the upright is made a causeway. (Prov. 15:19)
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Prov. 18:9• 9He also that is slack in his work{HR}Is brother to him that is a destroyer. (Prov. 18:9)
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Prov. 19:15,24• 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;{HR}And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
 24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,{HR}And will not even bring it to his mouth again. (Prov. 19:15,24)
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Prov. 20:4• 4The slothful will not plow by reason of the winter:{HR}In harvest shall he beg and have nothing. (Prov. 20:4)
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Prov. 21:25• 25The longing of the sluggard killeth him;{HR}For his hands refuse to work. (Prov. 21:25)
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Prov. 22:13• 13The sluggard saith, A lion without,{HR}I shall be killed in the streets! (Prov. 22:13)
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Prov. 24:30‑34• 30I went by the field of the slothful,{HR}And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
 31And, behold, it was all grown over with thorns:{HR}Nettles had covered its face,{HR}And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
 32Then I beheld with set heart;{HR}I saw [and] received instruction:
 33A little sleep, a little slumber,{HR}A little folding of the hands to sleep;
 34So shall thy poverty come, [as] a robber;{HR}And thy want as a man in armour. (Prov. 24:30‑34)
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Prov. 26:13‑16• 13The sluggard saith, A lion in the way;{HR}A lion in the streets
 14The door turneth on its hinges,{HR}So the sluggard on his bed.
 15The sluggard burieth his hand in [a] dish;{HR}It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
 16The sluggard [is] wiser in his own eyes{HR}Than seven that answer discreetly. (Prov. 26:13‑16)
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Matt. 25:26• 26But his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather whence I scattered not. (Matt. 25:26)
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Rom. 12:11• 11in diligence not slothful, in spirit fervent, serving the Lord; (Rom. 12:11)
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Heb. 6:12• 12that ye become not sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and long-suffering inherit the promises. (Heb. 6:12)
• Improvidence is not faith; it is the grossest presumption to act the part of the sluggard and then to expect divine provision in the hour of need. In this as in all else sowing follows reaping. Diligence and carefulness are commanded and commended by the Lord, and both honor Him; while slothfulness on the part of one of His is a reproach upon His name. (“Proverbs Six” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:

W. Kelly Translation

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Go to the ant, thou sluggard;{HR}Consider her ways, and be wise: