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Proverbs 10:5

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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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  1. Proverbs 6:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

  2. Proverbs 30:25Rank 2 from verse 5
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    25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

  3. Proverbs 17:2Rank 3 from verse 5
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    2A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

  4. Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 4 from verse 5
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

    7Let 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.

  5. Proverbs 19:26Rank 5 from verse 5
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    26He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.

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Proverbs 10:5

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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summer

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Sense 1: The warm season of the year. Sense 2: Fruit ripening or gathered in that season, or a dwelling used in it. Sense 3: As a verb, to pass that season in a place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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sleepeth

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Sense 1: Third-person singular present form of sleep, meaning to rest in sleep. Sense 2: Figuratively, to lie in death.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shame

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Sense 1: A painful sense of guilt, disgrace, or dishonor. Sense 2: As a verb, to make ashamed or bring disgrace upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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

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6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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