Proverbs 6:8
תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
In Context
7אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין ־ לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל ׃
9עַד ־ מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5אֹגֵר בַּקַּיִץ בֵּן מַשְׂכִּיל נִרְדָּם בַּקָּצִיר בֵּן מֵבִֽישׁ ׃
Proverbs 30:25הַנְּמָלִים עַם לֹא ־ עָז וַיָּכִינוּ בַקַּיִץ לַחְמָֽם ׃
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 →