Proverbs 24:31

Proverbs 24:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
• New International Version (NIV)thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.

Context of Proverbs 24:31

29Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.” 30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom. I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down. 32When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw: 33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

Proverbs 24:31 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלּ֨וֹ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו חֲרֻלִּ֑ים וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And, lo, it was all grown overעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with thornsקִמָּשׂוֹןqimmâshôn · thornH7063
• nettlesחָרוּלchârûl chârûl · nettleH2738
• had coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• thereof, and the stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• wallגֶּדֶרgeder · wallH1444
• thereof was broken downהָרַסhâras · to overthrowH2040

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:31

• Genesis 3:17But to Adam he said, “Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
• Job 31:40then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!” The words of Job are ended.
• Jeremiah 4:3Yes, the Lord has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.
• Matthew 13:7Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.
• Hebrews 6:8But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.
• Proverbs 19:23Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.
• Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.
• Proverbs 22:13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”
• Proverbs 23:21because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
• Ecclesiastes 10:18Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:31

• 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

Topics related to Proverbs 24:31

• Fence
• Idleness
• Instruction
• Nettles
• Slothfulness
• Vineyard
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Faint
• Gardens
• Nettle
• Respect
• Face
• Nettles
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Thorns, Thistles, Etc.
• Vine
• Agriculture

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