Proverbs 10:5
Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest.
Proverbs 17:2A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and shal haue heritage with the brethren.
Proverbs 27:25The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes.
Isaiah 55:6Seke the Lorde whyle he may be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye.
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 →