Proverbs 6:8
6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
7 Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
- KJV
- Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
- WEB
- provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
- ASV
- Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
- DARBY
- provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
- BLB
- she prepares her bread in summer, she has gathered her food in the harvest.
- ÅB
- sørger den dog om sommeren for sitt livsopphold og sanker om høsten sin føde.
- OTB
- likevel forbereder den sin mat om sommeren og samler sin forsyning ved høst.
- B1930
- sørger den dog om sommeren for sitt livsophold og sanker om høsten sin føde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:19
treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Read in contextProverbs 30:25
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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