Proverbs 24:32

And I see—I set my heart, || I have seen—I have received instruction,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

In Context

31And behold, it has gone up—all of it—thorns! Nettles have covered its face, || And its stone wall has been broken down.

33A little sleep—a little slumber—A little folding of the hands to lie down.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:11and all Israel hears and fears, and does not add to do like this evil thing in your midst.

Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, || They would deal wisely [with] this, || They would attend to their latter end!

Psalms 4:4“Tremble, and do not sin”; Say [thus] in your heart on your bed, || And be silent. Selah.

Luke 2:51and He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them, and His mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

1 Corinthians 10:11And all these things happened to those persons as types, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages came,

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 →

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