Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
In Context
29Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.
Cross References
Job 5:27Behold, this is even so, as we have searched oat: which thou having heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind.
Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
Proverbs 10:13In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense.
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.
Ecclesiastes 7:15In the good day enjoy good things, and beware beforehand of the evil day: for God hath made both the one and the other, that man may not find against him any just complaint.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:29-30
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. We are here forbidden to be in any thing injurious to our neighbour, particularly in and by the forms of law, either, 1. As a witness: "Never bear a testimony against any man without cause, unless what thou sayest thou knowest to be punctually true and thou hast a clear call to testify it. Never bear a false testimony against… Read the whole commentary →