Proverbs 10:5

5 Those who gather crops on time are wise, but those who sleep through the harvest are a disgrace.

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 does not let good people go hungry, but he keeps evil people from getting what they want.

4 A lazy person will end up poor, but a hard worker will become rich.

5 Those who gather crops on time are wise, but those who sleep through the harvest are a disgrace.

6 Good people will have rich blessings, but the wicked will be overwhelmed by violence.

7 Good people will be remembered as a blessing, but evil people will soon be forgotten.