Proverbs 6:7
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
- KJV
- Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
- WEB
- which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
- ASV
- Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,
- DARBY
- which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
- BLB
- Which there is not unto her a chief, an official, or ruler,
- ÅB
- Enda den ikke har noen fyrste, foged eller herre,
- OTB
- Den har ingen høvding, offiser eller hersker,
- B1930
- Enda den ikke har nogen fyrste, foged eller herre,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 38:39–39:12
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Read in contextProverbs 30:27
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
Read in contextJob 39:26–30
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Read in contextJob 41:4–34
Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?
Read in context