Proverbs 6:8
Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,
9Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in sommer, is the sonne of wisdome: but he that sleepeth in haruest, is the sonne of confusion.
Proverbs 30:25The pismires a people not strong, yet prepare they their meate in sommer:
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 →