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 sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding; 31and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction: 33— A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! 34So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.

Proverbs 24:32 word by word

וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear

• lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:32

• Job 7:17What is man, that thou makest much of him? and that thou settest thy heart upon him?
• Psalms 4:4Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
• Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these things [in her mind], pondering [them] in her heart.
• Deuteronomy 13:11and all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wicked thing as this in thy midst.
• Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die. And thou shalt put evil away from thy midst; and all Israel shall hear and fear.
• Deuteronomy 32:29Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!
• 1 Corinthians 10:6But these things happened [as] types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted.

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

In the dictionaries

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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