God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 24:32
32When I observed ⌞this⌟, I took it to heart. I saw it and learned my lesson.
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 passed by a lazy person’s field, the vineyard belonging to a person without sense. 31I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone fence was torn down. When I observed ⌞this⌟, I took it to heart. I saw it and learned my lesson. 33“Just a little sleep, just a little slumber, just a little nap.” 34Then your poverty will come like a drifter, and your need will come like a bandit.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:32 word by word
וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:32
- Job 7:17“What is a mortal that you should make so much of him, that you should be concerned about him?
- Psalms 4:4Tremble and do not sin. Think about this on your bed and remain quiet. Selah
- Luke 2:19Mary treasured all these things in her heart and always thought about them.
- Deuteronomy 13:11All Israel will hear about it and be afraid. Then no one among you will ever do such a wicked thing again.
- Deuteronomy 21:21All the men of the city should stone him to death. You must get rid of this evil. When all Israel hears about it, they will be afraid.
- Deuteronomy 32:29If only they were wise enough to understand this and realize what will happen to them!
- 1 Corinthians 10:6These things have become examples for us so that we won’t desire what is evil, 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
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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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