Proverbs 6:8 · KJV
“Provideth her meat in the summer, {and} gathereth her food in the harvest.”
— Proverbs 6:8
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Proverbs 6 — Context
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8Provideth her meat in the summer, {and} gathereth her food in the harvest.
9How 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:
Cross References
Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 30:25
The ants {are} a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
1 Timothy 6:19
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.