Proverbs 6:8
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
9How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 30:25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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 →