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Proverbs 6:5–6
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Proverbs 6:5
5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
5Deliuer thy selfe as a Roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Proverbs 6:6
6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
6¶ Goe to the Ant, thou sluggard, consider her wayes, and be wise.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 6:5
To rescue, set free, hand over, give up, or bring forth, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The swift deerlike creature called a roe in the KJV.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A person who hunts or pursues game.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
One who hunts, catches, or traps birds.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Proverbs 6:6
An insect known for diligent preparation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A person habitually lazy, idle and inactive; a drone.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To think upon carefully; to examine, observe, regard, or take into account.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Having knowledge, discernment, sound judgment, prudence, or skill.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 5
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Open the full verse study3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
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Open the full verse study7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
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Open the full verse study17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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Open the full verse study1IN the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
From verse 6
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Open the full verse study4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Open the full verse study9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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Open the full verse study4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Open the full verse study9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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Open the full verse study12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Open the full verse study26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
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Open the full verse study25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
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Open the full verse study11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
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Open the full verse study13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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Open the full verse study15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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Open the full verse study25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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Open the full verse study7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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Open the full verse study13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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Open the full verse study30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Open the full verse study26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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Open the full verse study26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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Open the full verse study19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
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Open the full verse study24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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Open the full verse study3The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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Open the full verse study17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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