Proverbs 6:8
yet they work hard during the summer getting their food, gathering what they need during the harvest.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7They don't have a leader, an officer, or a ruler,
9So how long are you going to lie there, you slacker? When are you going to get up from your sleep?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
Proverbs 30:25Ants—they're not strong, but they work hard all summer storing up food.
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 →