Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Gathereth

Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer,
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.

A son

Proverbs 12:4
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but she who makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Proverbs 17:2
A servant who deals wisely shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 19:26
He who does violence to his father, and chases away his mother, is a son that causes shame and brings reproach.

General references

Jeremiah 8:20
The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.