Warnings against Foolishness
Proverbs 6:8
In 11 translations
- BSB
- it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
- KJV
- Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
- WEB
- provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
- ASV
- Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
- LSV
- She prepares her bread in summer, || She has gathered her food in harvest.
- YLT
- She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
- DBY
- provideth her bread in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
- DRC
- Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
- GNV
- Prepareth her meat in the sommer, and gathereth her foode in haruest.
- JPS
- Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.
- LXXE
- he prepares food for himself in the summer, and lays by abundant store in harvest. Or go to the bee, and learn how diligent she is, and how earnestly she is engaged in her work; whose labours kings and private men use for health, and she is desired and respected by all: though weak in body, she is advanced by honouring wisdom.Gr. strength.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃
- LXX-Br
- ἐτοιμάζεται θέρους τὴν τροφὴν, πολλήν τε ἐν τῷ ἀμητῷ ποιεῖται τὴν παράθεσιν· ἢ πορεύθητι πρὸς τὴν μέλισσαν, καὶ μάθε ὡς ἐργάτις ἐστὶ, τήν τε ἐργασίαν ὡς σεμνὴν ποιεῖται· ἧς τοὺς πόνους βασιλεῖς καὶ ἰδιῶται πρὸς ὑγίειαν προσφέρονται· ποθεινὴ δέ ἐστι πᾶσι καὶ ἐπίδοξος, καίπερ οὖσα τῇ ῥώμῃ ἀσθενὴς, τὴν σοφίαν τιμήσασα προήχθη.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 10:5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
- 1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
- Proverbs 30:25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
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