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 by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined. I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction: 33a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, 34and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.

Proverbs 24:32 word by word

וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I sawחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• wellלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• wellשִׁיתshîyth · to set: considerH7896
• I lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:32

• Job 7:17What is a mere human, that you think so highly of him and pay so much attention to him?
• Psalms 4:4Be angry and do not sin; reflect in your heart while on your bed and be silent. Selah
• Luke 2:19But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them.
• Deuteronomy 13:11All Israel will hear and be afraid, and they will no longer do anything evil like this among you.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. You must purge the evil from you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
• Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise, they would comprehend this; they would understand their fate.
• 1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire 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