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5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:5

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 5)

Here is, 1. The just praise of those who improve their opportunities, who take pains to gather and increase what they have, both for soul and body, who provide for hereafter while provision is to be made, who gather in summer , which is gathering time. He who does so is a wise son , and it is his honour; he acts wisely for his parents, whom, if there be occasion, he ought to maintain, and he gives...

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