Proverbs 6:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 6:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 6:8 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 6:8 — KJV
“Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.”
— Proverbs 6:8 (KJV)
Proverbs 6:8 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 6:8
“Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:8: provideth, meat, food
“He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:8: summer, gathereth, harvest
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:8: summer, harvest
“Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. Man...: or, Every one did eat the bread of the mighty”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:8: meat, food
“Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. the shouting...: or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 6:8: summer, harvest
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