“ Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. ”
A section totally dissimilar from the rest of this division of Pr. It consists of four short subsections Proverbs 6:1-5 against suretyship, Proverbs 6:6-11 against sloth, Proverbs 6:12-15 ag...
in the summer. True of Eastern ants.
DISCOURSE: 767 THE SLUGGARD REPROVED Proverbs 6:6-10 . Go to the ant, thou sluggard: consider her ways and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, a...
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. Provideth her meat in the summer, (and) gathereth her food in the harvest. The heat of summer does not prevent her toi...
Dissuasives from Hurtful things Proverbs 6:1-19 are inserted here from some other collection, and contain warnings against suretyships (1-5), sloth (6-11), falseness (12-15), evils which the Lor...
CHAPTER 7 CERTAIN EXAMPLES OF THE BINDING CHARACTER OF OUR OWN ACTIONS "The surety the sluggard and the worthless person." Proverbs 6:1 ; Proverbs 6:6 ; Proverbs 6:12 FROM the solemn princip...
Avoid Suretyship and Sloth Proverbs 6:1-19 A young man, being entreated by his friend to go bond for him, consents, in an easy-going way to become his surety. He promises to be responsible for...
The parental exhortations are continued. In this section they are directed against suretyship, indolence, the evil man, and certain specific things which Jehovah hates. The warnings against becoming...
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sl...
Provideth her meat in the summer ,.... Against the winter, of which it is mindful, when it never comes out of its place, having in the summer time got a sufficiency laid up in cells for its use: she...
Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. Ver. 8. Provideth her meat in the summer. ] She devours indeed much grain, made chiefly for the use of man; but deserves,...
Go to the ant , &c. “Nor are industry and diligence requisite in this alone, but in all thy affairs; to which, therefore, if thou art slothful, I must excite thee by the example of the ants; who...
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overs...
When they come forth in great numbers, as in winter they stir not out of their holes.
A Warning To The Lazy ( Proverbs 6:6-11 ). The urgency required of the surety in dealing with his problem in Proverbs 6:1-5 , and the possibility that he might be slack in doing so, may well have...
CRITICAL NOTES, — Proverbs 6:11 . One that travelleth, “a highwayman,” “a footpad.” Armed man , literally, “a man of the shield. MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 6:6-11 INDUSTRY...
Proverbs 6:1 . If thou be surety for thy friend. If charity has gained an ascendancy over the judgment, prepare to perform thy covenant. To aid a friend in poverty is a generous deed, it is lendin...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 6:1-20 The sixth chapter embraces four distinct discourses, each of which is a warning. The subjects treated of are (1) suretyship ( Proverbs 6:1-20 ); (2) sloth...
Warning Against Foolish Suretyship, Idleness, and Malice
1 Timothy 6:19 ; Proverbs 30:25