King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Provideth her meat in the summer, [and] gathereth her food in the harvest.
Complete Jewish Bible:
yet it provides its food in summer and gathers its supplies at harvest-time.
Berean Standard Bible:
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
American Standard Version:
Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Provideth{H3559} her meat{H3899} in the summer{H7019}, and gathereth{H103} her food{H3978} in the harvest{H7105}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 10:5
- ¶ He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 30:25
- The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat 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 eternal life.
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Commentary for Proverbs 6:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H3559
There are 210 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כּוּן
Transliteration: kûwn
Pronunciation: koon
Description: a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed. - Strong's Number: H3899
There are 277 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לֶחֶם
Transliteration: lechem
Pronunciation: lekh'-em
Description: from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. - Strong's Number: H7019
There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קַיִץ
Transliteration: qayits
Pronunciation: kah'-yits
Description: from קוּץ; harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season; summer (fruit, house). - Strong's Number: H103
There are 70 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָגַר
Transliteration: ʼâgar
Pronunciation: aw-gar'
Description: a primitive root; to harvest; gather. - Strong's Number: H3978
There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַאֲכָל
Transliteration: maʼăkâl
Pronunciation: mah-ak-awl'
Description: from אָכַל; an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit); food, fruit, (bake-)meat(-s), victual. - Strong's Number: H7105
There are 49 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָצִיר
Transliteration: qâtsîyr
Pronunciation: kaw-tseer'
Description: from קָצַר; severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage); bough, branch, harvest (man).