Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 10:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.”
Proverbs 10:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
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.
Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the just {is} blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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