Proverbs 6:8
She prepares her bread in summer, || She has gathered her food in harvest.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7Which has no captain, overseer, and ruler,
9Until when, O slothful one, do you lie? When do you arise from your sleep?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, || Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
Proverbs 30:25The ants [are] a people not strong, || And they prepare their food in 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 →