Proverbs 10:5

He that gathered in the harvest is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

In Context

4The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:8Provideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 17:2A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren.

Proverbs 27:25The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.

Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon 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 →

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