Proverbs 24:30
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
Young's Literal Translation
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, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
Cross References
Job 5:27Lo, this — we searched it out — it [is] right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!
Psalms 37:25Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
Proverbs 6:6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Proverbs 10:13In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod [is] for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Ecclesiastes 7:15The whole I have considered in the days of my vanity. There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong-doer prolonging [himself] in his wrong.
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 →