Proverbs 10:5

A wise son gathers a crop in the summer, 1 but it is disgraceful for him to sleep during harvest. 1

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In The King James Version

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

In Context

4A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, 1 but the hand of the diligent person gains riches. 1

6Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:8yet it prepares its food in the summer 1 and during the harvest it stores up what it will eat. 1

Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully 1 and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. 1

Proverbs 27:25You should know when the hay is gone and the new growth appears, 1 and the time when the grass from the hills is gathered in. 1

Isaiah 55:6Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call on him while he is nearby. 1

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 →

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