Proverbs 10:5
in Proverbs 10He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
KJV
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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This verse in Proverbs 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseHe that gathereth in summer is a wise son,.... Which is the time of gathering the fruits of the earth, and laying them up against winter, as the ant is said to do, Pro 6:8; but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame; to himself, and to his parents and relations.
This site's exposition
The proverbs of Solomon
on Proverbs 10:1-5
The header “The proverbs of Solomon” marks a new collection, whose couplets set the righteous against the wicked in a single line. Its opening pair compresses the family theme of chapters 1 to 9, and the next verses turn to wealth, where “diligent hands bring wealth”.
This site's exposition
He who gathers in summer
Summer and harvest are the weeks when a year's food is won or lost. John Gill ties the wise son here to the ant of Proverbs 6:8, laying up food against winter. The sleeper shames his whole house.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, etc. He who gathers to Christ the souls of the faithful is a wise son. And indeed, this harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few (Luke 10). But he who in this acceptable time is …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It is a man's honour to have wisdom, but much more to be instrumental to make others wise. Folly and sin are the shame of bad men: A rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding--of him that wants a heart; he exposes himself to the lashes of his own conscience, to the scourges of the tongue, to the censures of the magistrate, and to the righteous judgments of God.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The 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.
He 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.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֹגֵ֣ר | ʾoger | [one who] gathers | H103 → | |
| בַּ֭קַּיִץ | bakayitz | in the summer | H7019 → | 20 times |
| בֵּ֣ן | ben | [is] a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מַשְׂכִּ֑יל | maskil | [who] acts prudently | H7919 → | 62 times |
| נִרְדָּ֥ם | nirdam | [one who] sleeps | H7290 → | |
| בַּ֝קָּצִ֗יר | bakatzir | at the harvest | H7105 → | 54 times |
| בֵּ֣ן | ben | [is] a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מֵבִֽישׁ׃ | mevish | [who] acts shamefully | H954 → | 127 times |
אֹגֵ֣ר[one who] gathers
ʾogerH103 →
בַּ֭קַּיִץin the summer
bakayitzH7019 →20 times
בֵּ֣ן[is] a son
benH1121 →4930 times
מַשְׂכִּ֑יל[who] acts prudently
maskilH7919 →62 times
נִרְדָּ֥ם[one who] sleeps
nirdamH7290 →
בַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירat the harvest
bakatzirH7105 →54 times
בֵּ֣ן[is] a son
benH1121 →4930 times
מֵבִֽישׁ׃[who] acts shamefully
mevishH954 →127 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
it leads to
- Proverbs 20:4
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 18:9
Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
- Proverbs 6:9
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
- Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Hebrews 6:12
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Proverbs 20:4
Through
Proverbs 30:25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
it leads to
- Proverbs 6:6–8
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 6:6–8
Through
Proverbs 6:8it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
it leads to
- Proverbs 30:25
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
- 1 Timothy 6:19
treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
- Proverbs 30:25
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.