Proverbs 10:5
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
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4He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
6Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.
Proverbs 17:2A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
Proverbs 27:25The grass comes up and the young grass is seen, and the mountain plants are got in.
Isaiah 55:6Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:5
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. We are here told, 1. Who those are who, though rich, are in a fair way to become poor —those who deal with a slack hand, who are careless and remiss in their business, and never mind which end goes foremost, nor ever set their hands vigorously to their work or stick to it; those who deal with a deceitful hand (so it may be read); those who think to enrich themselves by fraud and tricking will, in the end, impoverish… Read the whole commentary →