Proverbs 24:32
I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
In Context
31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:11Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has 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 →