Proverbs 6:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”

Proverbs 6:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:6 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 6:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 6:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;”

Proverbs 6:6 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:”

Proverbs 6:6 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;”

Proverbs 6:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:”

Proverbs 6:6 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.”

Proverbs 6:6 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:6 in Context — Proverbs 6

4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

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:

7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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What Does Proverbs 6:6 Mean?

Proverbs 6:6 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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