Proverbs 24:32
Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
In Context
31And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
33A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:11And all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear, and no one will again do such evil as this among you.
Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!
Psalms 4:4\4:3\See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.
Luke 2:51And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.
1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:31-34
The Vineyard of the Slothful. 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. Here is, 1. The… Read the whole commentary →