Proverbs 6:8

c Though weak in body, 1 She is advanced by honoring wisdom. 1

Updated 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, 1 Nor anyone to compel him, 1 And is under no master, 1

9How long wilt thou lie, O sluggard? 1 And when wilt thou awake out of sleep? 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 10:5A wise son is saved from heat: 1 But a lawless son is blighted of the winds in harvest. 1

Proverbs 30:25the ants which are weak, and yet 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 →

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