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Proverbs 6:7–8

7 Which, having ano chief,

Officer or ruler,

8 Prepares her food ain the summer

And gathers her provision in the harvest.

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Proverbs 6:7–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

It has no commander,

no overseer or ruler,

yet it stores its provisions in summer

and gathers its food at harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Without having any chief,

officer, or ruler,

she prepares her bread in summer

and gathers her food in harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

Provideth her meat in the summer,

And gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Though they have no prince

or governor or ruler to make them work,

they labor hard all summer,

gathering food for the winter.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Which, having no captain,

Overseer or ruler,

Provides her supplies in the summer,

And gathers her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Ants have no commander,

no leader or ruler,

but they store up food in the summer

and gather their supplies at harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Which having no chief,

Overseer, or ruler,

Provideth her bread in the summer,

And gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provideth her bread in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Although it has no overseer, officer, or ruler, 

in summertime it stores its food supply. 

At harvest time it gathers its food. 

Proverbs 6:7–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Without leader, administrator, or ruler,

it prepares its provisions in summer;

it gathers its food during harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Without having any chief

or officer or ruler,

it prepares its food in summer,

and gathers its sustenance in harvest.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

It has no chief,

officer, or ruler.

In the summer, it prepares its food;

in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.

Proverbs 6:7–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

It has no commander.

It has no leader or ruler.

But it stores up its food in summer.

It gathers its food at harvest time.


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