Proverbs 10:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֹגֵ֣ר בַּ֭קַּיִץ בֵּ֣ן מַשְׂכִּ֑יל נִרְדָּ֥ם בַּ֝קָּצִ֗יר בֵּ֣ן מֵבִֽישׁ׃

Transliteration

ʾōgēr baqqayiṣ bēn maśkîl nirdām baqqāṣîr bēn mēbîš

Grammar Details

*ʾōgēr*: Qal participle masculine singular - gathering/collecting
*baqqayiṣ*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the summer
*bēn*: masculine singular construct - son of
*maśkîl*: Hiphil participle masculine singular - acting wisely/prudent
*nirdām*: Niphal participle masculine singular - sleeping/slumbering
*baqqāṣîr*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the harvest
*mēbîš*: Hiphil participle masculine singular - causing shame

Word Meanings

*ʾōgēr*: gathering/collecting/harvesting
*maśkîl*: acting wisely/prudent/successful/intelligent
*nirdām*: sleeping/slumbering/being inactive
*mēbîš*: causing shame/acting shamefully/disappointing

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 6:8 : 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Prov 17:2 : 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Prov 19:26 : 26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.
Prov 30:25 : 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
Prov 12:4 : 4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Prov 6:6 : 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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