Proverbs 6:6
Strong's Lexicon
Walk in the manner of
לֵֽךְ־ (lêḵ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the ant,
נְמָלָ֥ה (nə·mā·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5244: 1) ant

O sluggard;
עָצֵ֑ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: 1) sluggish, lazy 1a) sluggard (subst)

observe
רְאֵ֖ה (rə·’êh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

its ways
דְרָכֶ֣יהָ (ḏə·rā·ḵe·hā)
Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

and be wise:
וַחֲכָֽם׃ (wa·ḥă·ḵām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2449: 1) to be wise 1a) (Qal) to be or become wise, act wisely 1b) (Piel) to make wise, teach wisdom, instruct 1c) (Pual) to be made wise 1d) (Hiphil) to make wise 1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself wise, deceive, show one's wisdom

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

Young's Literal Translation
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.

New American Standard Bible
Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,

King James Bible
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!

New Living Translation
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

English Standard Version
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

New American Standard Bible
Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,

King James Bible
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.

International Standard Version
Go to the ant, you lazy man! Observe its ways and become wise.

NET Bible
Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

American Standard Version
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

English Revised Version
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Young's Literal Translation
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
















Cross References
Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Proverbs 30:24
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Jeremiah 8:7
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

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