King James Version
Proverbs 6:7 in the King James Version says “Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,”
Proverbs 6:7 · KJV
Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
KJV Study — Public Domain
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“overseer”
H7860properly, a scribe, i.e., (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
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