Proverbs 10:5
A son who gathers crops during the summer is sensible, but the one who sleeps during harvest brings disgrace.
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4Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
6Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8yet they work hard during the summer getting their food, gathering what they need during the harvest.
Proverbs 17:2A servant who acts wisely will be put in charge of a disgraced son, and will share the family inheritance with the brothers.
Proverbs 27:25Once the hay is cut, and the new growth begins, and fodder from the mountains is gathered,
Isaiah 55:6Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he's nearby.
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 →