Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
Cross References
Job 5:27Lo, thus haue we inquired of it, and so it is: heare this and knowe it for thy selfe.
Psalms 37:25I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.
Proverbs 6:6Goe to the pismire, O sluggarde: beholde her waies, and be wise.
Proverbs 10:13In the lippes of him that hath vnderstanding wisdome is founde, and a rod shalbe for the backe of him that is destitute of wisedome.
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
Ecclesiastes 7:15Beholde the worke of God: for who can make straight that which he hath made crooked?
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 →