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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 the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell 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 the net is spread in the sight of anything which hath wings. (Prov. 1:17)
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Job 12:7‑8• 7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;
 8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto 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 hath no intelligence. (Isa. 1:3)
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Matt. 6:26• 26Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they? (Matt. 6:26)
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Prov. 6:9• 9How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? 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, so is the sluggard to them that send him. (Prov. 10:26)
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Prov. 13:4• 4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; 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; but the path of the upright is made plain. (Prov. 15:19)
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Prov. 18:9• 9He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer. (Prov. 18:9)
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Prov. 19:15,24• 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
 24A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again. (Prov. 19:15,24)
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Prov. 20:4• 4The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. (Prov. 20:4)
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Prov. 21:25• 25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work: (Prov. 21:25)
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Prov. 22:13• 13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets! (Prov. 22:13)
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Prov. 24:30‑34• 30I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
 31and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
 32Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
 33--A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
 34So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. (Prov. 24:30‑34)
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Prov. 26:13‑16• 13The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
 14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
 15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
 16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly. (Prov. 26:13‑16)
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Matt. 25:26• 26And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered; (Matt. 25:26)
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Rom. 12:11• 11as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord. (Rom. 12:11)
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Heb. 6:12• 12that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of 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: