Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
6Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.
Proverbs 17:2A prudent servant, shall rule over a son who causeth shame, and, in the midst of brothers, shall he share the inheritance.
Proverbs 27:25The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
Isaiah 55:6Seek Yahweh while he may be found,—Call ye 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 →