Proverbs 6:8

Proverbs chapter 6 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

King James Version · 1611

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

American Standard Version · 1901

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

v.7Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

v.8This passage

v.9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; Buthe that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food 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 the life which is life indeed.