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Proverbs 6:5–6

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5Deliver 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:
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Proverbs 6:5Cross-references · 4 ranked passages

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    3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

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    7Our 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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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

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    1IN the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

Proverbs 6:6Cross-references · 20 ranked passages

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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

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    12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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    26His 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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    25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

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    11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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    13The 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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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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    25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

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    7But 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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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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    30I 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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    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

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    26Behold 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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    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

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    24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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    3The 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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    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

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Proverbs 6:5

COMBINED MEANING

deliver

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Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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Proverbs 6:6

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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sluggard

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A habitually lazy or idle person who avoids work or timely duty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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consider

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1. To think upon attentively; to examine or weigh. 2. To regard, observe, or take notice of.

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wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

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6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

6:5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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6:6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

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6:7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

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