Proverbs 10:5

5 He that gathers in summer is a wise son, but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

Proverbs 10:5 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 10:5

He 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, ( Proverbs 6:8 ) ;

[but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame;
to himself, and to his parents and relations. The sum of the proverb is, that, in the time of health and youth, persons should be active and industrious in their several callings and stations, and provide against a time of sickness and old age; and that they should lose no opportunities, neither in a natural nor spiritual way, of doing or receiving good.

Proverbs 10:5 In-Context

3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.

4 He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

5 He that gathers in summer is a wise son, but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.

6 Blessings are upon the head of the just, but the mouth of the wicked covers violence.

7 The memory of the just is blessed, but the name of the wicked shall stink.