Proverbs 24:30

I went by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man:

Bible (Bishops')

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 wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me: and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes.

31And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe.

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Cross References

Proverbs 6:6Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse:

Proverbs 10:13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding, a man shall finde wysdome: but the rod belongeth to the backe of the foolishe.

Proverbs 13:4The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get [his desire:] but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

Ecclesiastes 7:15All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie: that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake, & the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse.

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 →

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