Proverbs 6:8
c though weak in + 6:8c Gr. strength.body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7For whereas he has no husbandry, nor any one to compel him, and is under no master,
9How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? and when wilt thou awake out of sleep?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5A wise son is saved from heat: but a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:7-12
Slothfulness Reproved. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves… Read the whole commentary →