Proverbs 24:32

Proverbs 24:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
• New International Version (NIV)I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:

Context of Proverbs 24:32

30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. 31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: 33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 24:32 word by word

וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Iאָֽנֹכִ֫י'ânôkîy · IH595
• observedחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• and tookשִׁיתshîyth · to set: considerH7896
• to heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• I lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:32

• Job 7:17What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
• Psalms 4:4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
• Luke 2:19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
• Deuteronomy 13:11Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
• 1 Corinthians 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:32

• 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. 32-3432-34. From the folly of the sluggard learn wisdom (Pr 6:10, 11).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:32

• Idleness
• Instruction
• Slothfulness
• Young Men

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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