Proverbs 6:7 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 6:6-11 MSG (The Message)
You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!
Proverbs 6:7 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler
Proverbs 6:7 ASV (American Standard Version)
Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler
Proverbs 6:7 NIV (New International Version)
It has no commander, no overseer or ruler
Proverbs 6:7 NKJV (New King James Version)
Which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler
Proverbs 6:7 NLT (New Living Translation)
Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work
Proverbs 6:7 TPT (The Passion Translation)
The ants have no chief, no boss, no manager— no one has to tell them what to do.
Proverbs 6:7 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Without having any chief, officer, or ruler