Proverbs 6:8
Provideth in the summer her provision, gathereth in harvest-time her food.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7She, that hath no prince, officer, or ruler,
9How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie down? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer is an intelligent son; [but] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 30:25The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their 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 →