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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 the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, 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• 17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. (Prov. 1:17)
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Job 12:7‑8• 7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, 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: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. (Isa. 1:3)
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Matt. 6:26• 26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? (Matt. 6:26)
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Prov. 6:9• 9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? 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• 4The soul of the sluggard 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 slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. (Prov. 15:19)
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Prov. 18:9• 9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. (Prov. 18:9)
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Prov. 19:15,24• 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
 24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. (Prov. 19:15,24)
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Prov. 20:4• 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. (Prov. 20:4)
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Prov. 21:25• 25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor. (Prov. 21:25)
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Prov. 22:13• 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. (Prov. 22:13)
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Prov. 24:30‑34• 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
 32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
 33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
 34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. (Prov. 24:30‑34)
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Prov. 26:13‑16• 13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
 14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
 15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
 16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. (Prov. 26:13‑16)
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Matt. 25:26• 26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: (Matt. 25:26)
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Rom. 12:11• 11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; (Rom. 12:11)
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Heb. 6:12• 12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience 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: