2009-08-20T16:24:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/ant/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%206:6&version=NIV 2009-08-20T16:24:04-05:00 Laziness is a characteristic condemned in the Bible. Here, the "sluggard" is encouraged to look at the hard-working ant as an example of a creature working diligently toward a common purpose.