Six ways to encounter God here
A passage is not only to be understood; it is to be lived with. Choose how you want to meet God in Proverbs 6:6, and Living Bread opens it right there.
Read itSit with the words themselves in The Word.Study itContext, cross-references, and questions in Bible Study.Be still in itLet it quiet you in the Sanctuary.Pray itTurn it into a prayer of your own.Hide it in your heartMemorize it, word by word.Encounter it togetherGather a few people to walk through it.
The web of Scripture around it
Where this passage echoes across the Bible, from the cross-reference graph, 12 connected Scriptures. Each one is a door to meet God there too.
- Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
- Proverbs 18:9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
- Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
- Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
- Matthew 25:26
His 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…
- Romans 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
- Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
- Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
- Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
More to meet God in Proverbs
How it points to Christ
Every Scripture ultimately leads to Jesus. See how the whole Bible points to Him in Christ in all Scripture, then meet Him for yourself.