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Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 6:10

Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 23:33, Proverbs 23:34, Proverbs 24:33, Proverbs 24:34 Reciprocal: Proverbs 6:4 - General Proverbs 19:15 - casteth Proverbs 19:24 - General Proverbs 20:4 - therefore Proverbs 26:14 - General Ecclesiastes 4:5 - fool read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:6-11

ADMONITIONS AGAINST SLOTHFULNESS, Proverbs 6:6-11. The principle of making suitable provision for the future lies at the very basis of our happiness, and has its applications and illustrations in various spheres of human action. It is our duty to provide for our future physical wants food, raiment, shelter, and whatsoever the body may need for its well-being. It is our duty, also, to provide, in proper time, for the wants of the mind, by suitable education and discipline, and the laying up of... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 6:9-11

9-11. How long wilt thou sleep As in Proverbs 6:6-8 the instructor had sought to incite his pupil to wise forethought and providence by the example of the ant, so here he seeks to guard him against the love of ease by the ruinous effects of slothfulness. Sleep… slumber… folding of the hands These three synonymes for sleep are not to be understood too literally and narrowly, as if this was the only way in which indolence is indulged; though it is one of the most common. The words are to... read more

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