Proverbs 10:5
10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
KJV
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
He that gathers in summer is a wise son: but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
What does Proverbs 10:5 mean?
Proverbs 10:5 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָגַר (ʼâgar), קַיִץ (qayits), שָׂכַל (sâkal). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Isaiah 12:6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress
Hebrews 7:1For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
Hebrews 7:2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 10:5.
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Genesis 8:22While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth
Isaiah 16:9Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. the shouting: or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc
Jeremiah 5:17And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Jeremiah 8:20The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
Proverbs 26:1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 10:5 say?
Proverbs 10:5 (King James Version) reads: "He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame."
Is Proverbs 10:5 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 10:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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