Verse 5

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

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.