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Proverbs 6:6-8 Warnings Against Folly

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.

Cross References for Proverbs 6:6-8

Proverbs 19:15 - Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry. Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:15 Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:15

Matthew 6:26 - Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heav... Click to read the verse Matthew 6:26 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:26

Proverbs 13:4 - The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:4

Proverbs 18:9 - One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:9

Proverbs 20:4 - A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing. Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:4

Isaiah 1:3 - The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 1:3

Proverbs 21:25 - The sluggard’s craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:25 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:25

Proverbs 15:19 - The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 15:19

Proverbs 22:13 - The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!” or, “I will be murdered in the streets!” Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:13 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:13

Romans 12:11 - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Click to read the verse Romans 12:11 Click to read the verse Romans 12:11

Proverbs 6:9 - How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:9

Job 12:7-8 - “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; Click to read the verse Job 12:7-8 Click to read the verse Job 12:7-8

Job 12:7 - “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; Click to read the verse Job 12:7 Click to read the verse Job 12:7

Proverbs 24:30-34 - I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:30-34 Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:30-34

Proverbs 1:17 - How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds! Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:17 Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:17

Hebrews 6:12 - We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:12 Click to read the verse Hebrews 6:12

Proverbs 23:19 - Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path. Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:19

Proverbs 19:24 - The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth! Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:24 Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:24

Proverbs 30:25 - Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer; Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:25 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:25

Proverbs 10:26 - As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him. Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:26 Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:26

Proverbs 26:13-16 - The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!” Click to read the verse Proverbs 26:13-16 Click to read the verse Proverbs 26:13-16

Matthew 25:26 - “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sow... Click to read the verse Matthew 25:26 Click to read the verse Matthew 25:26

Proverbs 10:5 - He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful... Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:5 Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:5

Proverbs 6:10 - A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:10 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:10