Provérbios 6

Provérbios 6

Trapp - Christ sends us to school to the birds of the air, and lilies of the field, to learn dependence upon divine providence, [Matthew 6:25–29] and to the stork, crane, and swallow, to be taught to take the seasons of grace, and not to let slip the opportunities that God putteth into our hands. [Jeremiah 8:7].” Observe her ways and be wise - This is humbling - watch a tiny ant to learn wisdom! Proverbs 6:7 Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, BGT Proverbs 6:7 ἐκείνῳ γὰρ γεωργίου μὴ ὑπάρχοντος μηδὲ τὸν ἀναγκάζοντα ἔχων μηδὲ ὑπὸ δεσπότην ὢν NET Proverbs 6:7 It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, NLT Proverbs 6:7 Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, ESV Proverbs 6:7 Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, NIV Proverbs 6:7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, KJV Proverbs 6:7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, LXE Proverbs 6:7 For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master, ASV Proverbs 6:7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, CSB Proverbs 6:7 Without leader, administrator, or ruler, NKJ Proverbs 6:7 Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, NRS Proverbs 6:7 Without having any chief or officer or ruler, YLT Proverbs 6:7 Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler, Job 38:39-41 39:1-12,26-30 41:4-34 Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler - What is the point? The ant does not need someone watching over them to make sure they work hard because they always work hard! How about you (me)? Do we slough off slightly when the boss is not looking. The old saying is the "when the cat's away, the mice will play." Do you play or work when the "big cat" is away? Remember as believers we have One Who is ever watching and prompts Paul to write "Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve." (Col 3:22-24+) Proverbs 6:8 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest. NET Proverbs 6:8 yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat. NLT Proverbs 6:8 they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. ESV Proverbs 6:8 she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest. NIV Proverbs 6:8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. KJV Proverbs 6:8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. LXE Proverbs 6:8 he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom. ASV Proverbs 6:8 Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest. CSB Proverbs 6:8 it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest. NKJ Proverbs 6:8 Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest. NRS Proverbs 6:8 it prepares its food in summer, and gathers its sustenance in harvest. YLT Proverbs 6:8 She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food. Pr 30:25 1Ti 6:19 Prepares her food in the summer And gathers her provision in the harvest - "What a deal of grain gets she together in summer! What pains doth she take for it, labouring not by daylight only, but by moonshine also! What huge heaps hath she! What care to bring forth her store, and lay it drying on a sunshine day, lest with moisture it should putrefy." (Trapp) NET NOTE - The LXX adds a lengthy section at the end of the verse on the lesson from the bee: “Or, go to the bee and learn how diligent she is and how seriously she does her work—her products kings and private persons use for health—she is desired and respected by all—though feeble in body, by honoring wisdom she obtains distinction.” The Greek translator thought the other insect should be mentioned (see C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 124). Proverbs 6:9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? BGT Proverbs 6:9 ἕως τίνος ὀκνηρέ κατάκεισαι πότε δὲ ἐξ ὕπνου ἐγερθήσῃ NET Proverbs 6:9 How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep? NLT Proverbs 6:9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? ESV Proverbs 6:9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? NIV Proverbs 6:9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? KJV Proverbs 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? LXE Proverbs 6:9 How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep? ASV Proverbs 6:9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? CSB Proverbs 6:9 How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? NKJ Proverbs 6:9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep? NRS Proverbs 6:9 How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep? YLT Proverbs 6:9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? How: Pr 1:22 24:33,34 Jer 4:14 when: Ps 94:8 Joh 1:6 Ro 13:11 Eph 5:14 1Th 5:2-7 TWO RHETORICAL REBUKES! How long will you lie down, O sluggard? “The sluggard is the explicit audience, but the implicit audiences are the son and the gullible who are addressed in the book (see Proverbs 1:4–5). They are being warned against laziness through the sluggard’s chastisement (see Proverbs 19:25) (Waltke) When will you arise from your sleep? - "Solomon asked the lazy man to give account for his ways. The thought is, “You want to sleep—how long? There is life to be lived and work to be done.” Obviously, every person needs sleep. Solomon’s advice is not that we should never sleep, but that we should not excessively sleep." (Guzik) Waltke - “Sleep is the defining characteristic of the sluggard (cf. Proverbs 20:13); for him the love of sleep is pure escapism—a refusal to face the world (Proverbs 26:14). In contrast to the sweet sleep of the laboring person (Proverbs 4:23; Eccl. 5:12), the sluggard’s narcotic sleep ever craves still more sleep to escape the pain of living (Proverbs 19:15). NET NOTE - The use of the two rhetorical questions is designed to rebuke the lazy person in a forceful manner. The sluggard is spending too much time sleeping. HOW LONG? How long will you live? 2Sa 19:34 How long will you falter between two opinions? 1Ki 18:21 How long will you reject God? Nu 14:11 How long will you not believe? Nu 14:11 How long will you sleep? Pr 6:9 How long will you refuse to humble yourself? Ex 10:3 Related Resources: What does the Bible say about work? | GotQuestions.org What does the Bible say about work ethic? What is a Christian work ethic? | GotQuestions.org What is a biblical theology of work? | GotQuestions.org How can we commit our work to the Lord and have our plans established (Proverbs 16:3)? | GotQuestions.org What does it mean that the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10)? | GotQuestions.org Proverbs 6:10 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest"-- BGT Proverbs 6:10 ὀλίγον μὲν ὑπνοῖς ὀλίγον δὲ κάθησαι μικρὸν δὲ νυστάζεις ὀλίγον δὲ ἐναγκαλίζῃ χερσὶν στήθη NET Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, NLT Proverbs 6:10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- ESV Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, NIV Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- KJV Proverbs 6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: LXE Proverbs 6:10 Thou sleepest a little, and thou restest a little, and thou slumberest a short time, and thou foldest thine arms over thy breast a little. ASV Proverbs 6:10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: CSB Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, NKJ Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep-- NRS Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, YLT Proverbs 6:10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest, Pr 6:6 23:33,34 24:33,34 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest NET NOTE - The writer might in this verse be imitating the words of the sluggard who just wants to take “a little nap.” The use is ironic, for by indulging in this little rest the lazy one comes to ruin. Proverbs 6:11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond And your need like an armed man. BGT Proverbs 6:11 εἶτ᾽ ἐμπαραγίνεταί σοι ὥσπερ κακὸς ὁδοιπόρος ἡ πενία καὶ ἡ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ ἀγαθὸς δρομεύς [1] ἐὰν δὲ ἄοκνος ᾖς ἥξει ὥσπερ πηγὴ ὁ ἀμητός σου ἡ δὲ ἔνδεια ὥσπερ κακὸς δρομεὺς ἀπαυτομολήσει NET Proverbs 6:11 and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man. NLT Proverbs 6:11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. ESV Proverbs 6:11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. NIV Proverbs 6:11 and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. KJV Proverbs 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. LXE Proverbs 6:11 Then poverty comes upon thee as an evil traveller, and want as a swift courier: but if thou be diligent, thine harvest shall arrive as a fountain, and poverty shall flee away as a bad courier. ASV Proverbs 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. CSB Proverbs 6:11 and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit. NKJ Proverbs 6:11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man. NRS Proverbs 6:11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want, like an armed warrior. YLT Proverbs 6:11 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man. Pr 10:4 13:4 20:4 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond - NLT = " then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit" NET - "like a robber." A vagabond is a traveler who is moving swiftly and is likely a robber or bandit. That's the picture of the swiftness of poverty.