Proverbs 6

Treated in 8 passages across the library.

  • 6:6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: 3
  • 6:16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: 1
  • 6:20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: 1
  • 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 1
  • 6:26 For on account of a harlot [a man is brought] to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life. 1
  • 6:28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched? 1

American Standard Version

  1. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Third Stage cites Prov. 6:6

    …, and awaked him, saying, “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Prov. 6:6. And with that, Christian suddenly started up, and sped him on his way, and went apace ti…

  2. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Proverbs 6:6–8

    …erseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest" (Proverbs 6:6–8). "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — and poverty …

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Prov 6: 6

    …parkles. Animate creatures work. Solomon sends us to the ant and pismire to learn labour. Prov 6: 6; 30: 25. The bee is the emblem of industry; some of the bees trim the honey, others work …

  4. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VI. Gracious affections are attended with evangelical humiliation cites Prov. 6:16

    … eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters or in things too high for me." Prov. 6:16, 17, "These six things doth the Lord hate; yea seven are an abomination unto him: a proud…

  5. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Broken Fence cites Proverbs 6:20–21

    … not your mother’s teaching. Bind them on your heart always; tie them around your neck.” (Proverbs 6:20–21, ESV) Protection of character is also found in solid doctrine. This too is a strong stone…

  6. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Prov 6: 23

    …udge of controversies, the pole-star to direct us to heaven. ‘The commandment is a lamp.’ Prov 6: 23. Though the moral law be not a Christ to justify us, it is a rule to instruct us. The mor…

  7. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites Prov 6: 26

    …nly, but the estate. ‘By means of a whorish woman, a man is brought to a piece of bread.’ Prov 6: 26. Whores are the devil’s horse-leeches, sponges that suck in money. The prodigal son spent…

  8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Prov 6: 28

    …rs; what wonderful love is this! ‘Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?’ Prov 6: 28. Who can meditate on God’s love, who can tread on these hot coals, and his heart not burn…