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Proverbs 10:5 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 10 · verse 5
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.Proverbs 10:5 · King James Version
Proverbs 10:5 in context
3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- gatherethʼâgarto harvestH103 →
- sleepethrâdamto stunH7290 →
- harvestqâtsîyrseveredH7105 →
- summerqayitsharvest , whether the product or the seasonH7019 →
- wisesâkalto be circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919 →
- sonbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
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Here is, 1. The just praise of those who improve their opportunities, who take pains to gather and increase what they have, both for soul and body, who provide for hereafter while provision is to be made, who gather in summer, which is gathering time. He who does so is a wise son, and it is his honour;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary