King James Version
Proverbs 6:8 in the King James Version says “Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.”
Proverbs 6:8 · KJV
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Provideth”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
“in the summer”
H7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
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