Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son causing shame.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4He that worketh with a slack hand becometh poor; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
6Blessings are upon the head of the just; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8Yet she prepareth in the summer her food, She gathereth in the harvest her meat.
Proverbs 17:2A prudent servant shall rule over a son who causeth shame; Yea, with brothers he shall share the inheritance.
Proverbs 27:25The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah, 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 →