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Proverbs 10:5
5A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
- 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.
Context of Proverbs 10:5
3The Lord will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked. 4Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich. A wise youth harvests in the summer, but one who sleeps during harvest is a disgrace. 6The godly are showered with blessings; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions. 7We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away.
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 6:6Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!
- Proverbs 30:25Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store up food all summer.
- Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
- Proverbs 12:4A worthy wife is a crown for her husband, but a disgraceful woman is like cancer in his bones.
- Proverbs 17:2A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.
- Proverbs 19:26Children who mistreat their father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.
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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