“ How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? ”
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...
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...
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? How long wilt thou sleep (literally, lie), O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? The ant even at nigh...
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...
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ?.... Or "lie" q in bed, indulging in sloth and ease; while the industrious ant is busy in getting in its provisions, even by moonlight, as naturalists r observe...
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Ver. 9. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? ] The ear, we say, is first up in a morning: call a sleeping man by his n...
How long , &c. O the strange idleness of mankind! who have so many monitors and governors, that call upon them again and again, to excite them to diligence, but in vain! Wilt thou sleep, O slug...
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overs...
How long wilt thou sleep? when the ants are watchful and labour, not only in the day time, but even by night, when the moon shineth.
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...
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? The sleeper aroused The various authors of Scripture are accurately acquainted with the human character. Among nume...
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 Thessalonians 5:2-7 ; Ephesians 5:14 ; Jeremiah 4:14 ; John 1:6 ; Proverbs 1:22 ; Proverbs 24:33 ; Proverbs 24:34 ; Psalms 94:8 ; Romans 13:11