Proverbs 24:32

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

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

31And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath 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 do hear and fear, and add not to do like this evil thing in thy midst.

Deuteronomy 32:29If they were wise — They deal wisely [with] this; They attend to their latter end:

Psalms 4:4'Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye [thus] in your heart on your bed, And be ye 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 as types did happen to those persons, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages did come,

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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