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Proverbs 24:30
30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Proverbs 24:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- New International Version (NIV)I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
- English Standard Version (ESV)I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
- New King James Version (NKJV)I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
Context of Proverbs 24:30
28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths]. 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his deed.” I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense; 31And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down. 32When I saw, I considered it well; I looked and received instruction.
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עַל־שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:30
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O lazy one; Observe her ways and be wise,
- Job 4:8As I have seen, those who plow wickedness And those who sow trouble and harm harvest it.
- Job 5:27Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true. Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”
- Job 15:17“I will tell you, listen to me; And what I have seen I will also declare;
- Psalms 37:25I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned Or his descendants pleading for bread.
- Psalms 107:42The upright see it and rejoice; But all unrighteousness shuts its mouth.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I looked again and considered all the acts of oppression that were being practiced under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:15I have seen everything during my [fleeting] days of futility; there is a righteous man who perishes in [spite of] his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives a long life in [spite of] his wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9All this I have seen while applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has exercised power over others to their detriment.
- Proverbs 10:13On the lips of the discerning, [skillful and godly] wisdom is found, But discipline and the rod are for the back of the one who is without common sense and understanding.
- Proverbs 12:11He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30I went by the field of the slothful - This is a most instructive parable; is exemplified every day in a variety of forms; and is powerfully descriptive of the state of many a blackslider and trifler in religion. Calmet has an excellent note on this passage. I shall give the substance of it. Solomon often recommends diligence and economy to his disciples. In those primitive times when agriculture was honorable, no man was respected who neglected to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The chapter ends with an apologue, which may be taken as a parable of something yet deeper. The field and the vineyard are more than the man‘s earthly possessions. His neglect brings barrenness or desolation to the garden of the soul. The “thorns” are evil habits that choke the good seed, and the “nettles” are those that are actually hurtful and offensive to others. The “wall” is the defense which laws and rules give to the inward life, and which the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-34Verses 30-34 See what a blessing the husbandman's calling is, and what a wilderness this earth would be without it. See what great difference there is in the management even of worldly affairs. Sloth and self-indulgence are the bane of all good. When we see fields overgrown with thorns and thistles, and the fences broken down, we see an emblem of the far more deplorable state of many souls. Every vile affection grows in men's hearts; yet they compose…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-34Saying 5: Laziness and a love for sleep can lead to poverty (see Proverbs 10:4–5, 26; 12:11; 13:4; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. A striking picture of the effects of sloth.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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