Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Revised Version 1895
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
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Cross References
Job 5:27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs 10:13In the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Ecclesiastes 7:15All this have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil-doing.
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 →