Proverbs 10:5
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 27:25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
Isaiah 55:6Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on 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 →