Proverbs 6:8

Proverbs 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
• New International Version (NIV)yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest.

Context of Proverbs 6:8

6Go to the ant, O lazy one; Observe her ways and be wise, 7Which, having no chief, Overseer or ruler, She prepares her food in the summer And brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest. 9How long will you lie down, O lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep [and learn self-discipline]? 10“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest”—

Proverbs 6:8 word by word

תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Providethכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• her meatלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• in the summerקַ֫יִץqayits · summerH7019
• gatherethאָגַר'âgar · to gatherH103
• her foodמַאֲכָלma'ăkâl · foodH3978
• in the harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105

Cross-references for Proverbs 6:8

• Proverbs 30:25The ants are not a strong people, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
• 1 Timothy 6:19In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Commentaries on Proverbs 6:8

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Diligence in business is every man's wisdom and duty; not so much that he may attain worldly wealth, as that he may not be a burden to others, or a scandal to the church. The ants are more diligent than slothful men. We may learn wisdom from the meanest insects, and be shamed by them. Habits of indolence and indulgence grow upon people. Thus life runs to waste; and poverty, though at first at a distance, gradually draws near, like a traveller…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-11Lazy people sleep instead of preparing for what they need (see also Proverbs 24:33–34). They are the opposite of self-motivated and hardworking ants. Extra sleep and more slumber sarcastically describe a lazy person’s ambition.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. The improvident sluggards usually want sureties. Hence, such are advised to industry by the ant's example.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 6:8

• Animals
• Ant
• Diligence
• Idleness
• Slothfulness
• Summer
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings