Genesis 9:20
Now Noah, a man of the soil, proceeded to plant a vineyard.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
In Context
19These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
21But when he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.
Cross References
Genesis 3:18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
Genesis 4:2Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
Deuteronomy 20:6Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him return home, or he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
Song of Solomon 1:6Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 9:19-24
Sin of Ham. ( b. c. 2347.) 18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. 19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. 20 And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: 21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment,… Read the whole commentary →