¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:6 · retained source text
¶ Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise.
KJV dictionary & concordance
sluggard
Meaning of “sluggard”
A habitually lazy or idle person who avoids work or timely duty.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses1 bookKJV PCE
First occurrence: Proverbs 6:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “sluggard”
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 6:9 · retained source text
How long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
1611 marginal noteCha.13.4. and 20.4. and 24.33.
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:26 · retained source text
As vineger to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 13:4 · retained source text
The soule of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soule of the diligent shall be made fat.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 20:4 · retained source text
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he begge in haruest, and haue nothing.
1611 marginal noteOr, winter.
1611 marginal noteChap. 20.4.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 26:16 · retained source text
The sluggard is wiser in his owne conceit, then seuen men that can render a reason.
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Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A person habitually lazy, idle and inactive; a drone.