English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:5
5He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
Proverbs 10:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
- New International Version (NIV)He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
Context of Proverbs 10:5
3The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. 4A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. 6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:5 word by word
אֹגֵ֣ר בַּ֭קַּיִץ בֵּ֣ן מַשְׂכִּ֑יל נִרְדָּ֥ם בַּ֝קָּצִ֗יר בֵּ֣ן מֵבִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:5
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
- Proverbs 30:25the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;
- Isaiah 55:6"Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near;
- Proverbs 12:4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
- Proverbs 17:2A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
- Proverbs 19:26He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and reproach.
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He that gathereth in summer - All the work of the field should be done in the season suitable to it. If summer and harvest be neglected, in vain does a man expect the fruits of autumn.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The son is called upon to enter upon the labors of others, and reap where they have sown. To sleep when the plenteous harvest lies ready for the sickle is the most extreme laziness.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5Verse 5 Here is just blame of those who trifle away opportunities, both for here and for hereafter.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Lazy people make unwise choices, but hard workers make wise decisions (see also Proverbs 10:26; 26:13–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. son--as Pr 1:8, 10, and often. sleepeth--in indolence, and not for rest. causeth shame--literally, "is base" (compare Pr 14:35; 17:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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