25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-27)Here is, I. A command given us to be diligent in our callings. It is directed to husbandmen and shepherds, and those that deal in cattle, but it is to be extended to all other lawful callings; whatever our business is, within doors or without, we must apply our minds to it. This command intimates, 1. That we ought to have some business to do in this world and not to live in idleness. 2. We ought r…
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