Proverbs 6:8
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
King James Version
In Context
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 30:25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the 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 →