Proverbs 10:5

Modern

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Traditional

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Literal

The one gathering in the summer is a wise son; one sleeping in the harvest is a son causing shame.

Latin

Qui congregat in messe, filius sapiens est; qui autem stertit æstate, filius confusionis.

Hebrew

English

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Lazy people make unwise choices, but hard workers make wise decisions (see also Proverbs 10:26; 26:13–16).

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 6:8
…it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 30:25
The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 6:6
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 19:26
He who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Proverbs 12:4
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.
Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.