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Proverbs 6:8 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 6 · verse 8
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.Proverbs 6:8 · King James Version
Proverbs 6:8 in context
6Go 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?
10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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Key words (Strong's)
- Providethkûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- gatherethʼâgarto harvestH103 →
- summerqayitsharvest , whether the product or the seasonH7019 →
- meatlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
- foodmaʼăkâlan eatableH3978 →
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Solomon, in these verses, addresses himself to the sluggard who loves his ease, lives in idleness, minds no business, sticks to nothing, brings nothing to pass, and in a particular manner is careless in the business of religion. Slothfulness is as sure a way to poverty, though not so short a way, as rash suretiship.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-11