Wildswanderer
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Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 6:6-11
The verse you quote are about God's provision, it's not telling us to abandon wisdom and just be lazy.
Here's what Billy Graham had to say about that passage:
"In fact, the Bible urges us to be careful in planning our lives and to save for the future. It says, “A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps” (Proverbs 14:15).
Perhaps you are thinking of Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount: “Take therefore no thought for the morrow” (Matthew 6:34, KJV). But that is an older translation, and over the years our English language has changed; the phrase “take no thought” no longer means what it once did. Most modern translations of the Bible put it like this: “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow” (NIV).
In other words, Jesus wasn’t telling us not to plan ahead. Instead, He was telling us not to worry about the things of this life and become preoccupied with them. We are to put Christ first instead of things and learn to trust God for our daily needs."
10. Psalm 144:1 “Praise the Lord, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.”
11. Psalm 18:34 “He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.”
