Proverbs 24:31
And behold, it has gone up—all of it—thorns! Nettles have covered its face, || And its stone wall has been broken down.
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
30I passed by near the field of a slothful man, || And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
32And I see—I set my heart, || I have seen—I have received instruction,
Cross References
Genesis 3:17And to the man He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and eat from the tree concerning which I have charged you, saying, You do not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on your account; in sorrow you eat of it [for] all days of your life,
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 20:4The slothful does not plow because of winter, || He asks in harvest, and there is nothing.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and glutton become poor, || And drowsiness clothes with rags.
Isaiah 5:5And now, pray, let Me cause you to know, || That which I am doing to My vineyard, || To turn its hedge aside, || And it has been for consumption, || To break down its wall, || And it has been for a treading-place.
Jeremiah 4:3For thus said YHWH, || To the man of Judah, and to Jerusalem: “Till for yourselves tillage, || And do not sow to the thorns.
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 →