Proverbs 10:5
Whoso is gathering in summer [is] a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest [is] a son causing shame.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4Poor [is] he who is working — a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:8She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.
Proverbs 17:2A wise servant ruleth over a son causing shame, And in the midst of brethren He apportioneth an inheritance.
Proverbs 27:25Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah, while He is found, Call ye 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 →