Proverbs 10:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:8 : 8 She gets her meat in the summer, storing up food at the time of the grain-cutting.
  • Prov 17:2 : 2 A servant who does wisely will have rule over a son causing shame, and will have his part in the heritage among brothers.
  • Prov 19:26 : 26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.
  • Prov 30:25 : 25 The ants are a people not strong, but they put by a store of food in the summer;
  • Prov 12:4 : 4 A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.
  • Prov 6:6 : 6 Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
  • Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Make search for the Lord while he is there, make prayer to him while he is near: 7 Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

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  • Prov 6:8-10
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    9 How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?

    10 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

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    7 He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

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    15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.

  • Prov 15:19-20
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  • Prov 17:2
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  • Prov 19:26
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    26 He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

  • Prov 11:29-30
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    29 The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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    25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.

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    33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:

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