Proverbs 6:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 6:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 6:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.”

Proverbs 6:8 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 6:8 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.”

Proverbs 6:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest. ”

Proverbs 6:8 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.”

Proverbs 6:8 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:8 in Context — Proverbs 6

6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

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

9 How 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:

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What Does Proverbs 6:8 Mean?

Proverbs 6:8 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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