Proverbs 10:5
Whoever is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, || Whoever is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
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In Context
4Poor [is] he who is working [with] a slothful hand, || And the hand of the diligent makes rich.
6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8She prepares her bread in summer, || She has gathered her food in harvest.
Proverbs 17:2A wise servant rules over a son causing shame, || And he apportions an inheritance in the midst of brothers.
Proverbs 27:25The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, || And the herbs of mountains gathered.
Isaiah 55:6Seek YHWH while He may be found, || Call 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 →