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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.

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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.

10:6 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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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He
that
gatherethאָגַרʼâgar/aw-gar'/H103to harvest
in
summerקַיִץqayits/kah'-yits/H7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
is
a
wiseשָׂכַלsâkal/saw-kal'/H7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
son:בֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
but
he
that
sleepethרָדַםrâdam/raw-dam'/H7290to stun, i.e. stupefy (with sleep or death)
in
harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr/kaw-tseer'/H7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
is
a
sonבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
that
causeth
shame.בּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

Commentary on Proverbs 10:5

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 10:5
ct of this psalm ( 2 Chron. xx. 28 ), and it might be called "a song of Asaph" because always sung by the sons of Asaph. Or it might be penned by Asaph who lived in David's time, upon occasion of the many triumphs with which God delighted to honour that reign. Upon occasion of this glorious victory, whatever it was, I. The psalmist congratulates the happiness of the church in having God so nigh, ver. 1-3 . II. He celebrates the glory of God's power, which this was an illustrious instance of, ver. 4-6 . III. He infers hence what reason all have to fear before him, ver. 7-9 . And, IV. What reason his people have to trust in him and to pay their vows to him, ver. 10-12 . It is a psalm proper for a thanksgiving day, upon the account of public successes, and not improper at other times, because it is never out of season to glorify God for the great things he has done for his church formerly, especially for the victories of the Redeemer over the powers of darkness, which all those Old-Testament victories were types of, at least those that are celebrated in the psalms. Triumph in God. 1 In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy re

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 14:18

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

2 Chronicles 6:6

But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

Isaiah 12:6

Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress

Hebrews 7:1

For 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 7:2

To 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.

Proverbs 6:8

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Genesis 8:22

While 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 16:9

Therefore 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 5:17

And 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 8:20

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

Proverbs 26:1

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

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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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