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Proverbs 6:8

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

KJV

parat in æstate cibum sibi, et congregat in messe quod comedat.

Vulgate

ἑτοιμάζεται θέρους τὴν τροφήν, πολλήν τε ἐν τῷ ἀμήτῳ ποιεῖται τὴν παράθεσιν. [1] ἢ πορεύθητι πρὸς τὴν μέλισσαν καὶ μάθε ὡς ἐργάτις ἐστιν, τήν τε ἐργασίαν ὡς σεμνὴν ποιεῖται· [2] ἧς τοὺς πόνους βασιλεῖς καὶ ἰδιῶται πρὸς ὑγείαν προσφέρονται, ποθεινὴ δέ ἐστιν πᾶσιν καὶ ἐπίδοξος· [3] καίπερ οὖσα τῇ ῥώμῃ ἀσθενής, τὴν σοφίαν τιμήσασα προήχθη.

LXX

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

ASV

תָּכִ֣ין בַּ/קַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑/הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝/קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽ/הּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
מַאֲכָ֔ל
m'kl
noun · 29×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
קְצִיר
qtsyr
noun · 53×
קַ֖יִץ
qyts
noun · 20×
תֶאֱגֹ֔ר
t'gr
verb · 3×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 6:19 — Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
  • Prov 10:5 — He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
  • Prov 10:5 — He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
  • Prov 30:25 — The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;