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Proverbs 24:30
30I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
Proverbs 24:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- English Standard Version (ESV)I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
- New King James Version (NKJV)I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
- New Living Translation (NLT)I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense.
Context of Proverbs 24:30
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead? 29Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.” I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; 31thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. 32I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:30 word by word
עַל־שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:30
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
- Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.
- Job 5:27“We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to yourself.”
- Job 15:17“Listen to me and I will explain to you; let me tell you what I have seen,
- Psalms 37:25I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
- Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 7:15In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own hurt.
- Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
- Proverbs 12:11Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30I went by the field of the slothful - This is a most instructive parable; is exemplified every day in a variety of forms; and is powerfully descriptive of the state of many a blackslider and trifler in religion. Calmet has an excellent note on this passage. I shall give the substance of it. Solomon often recommends diligence and economy to his disciples. In those primitive times when agriculture was honorable, no man was respected who neglected to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The chapter ends with an apologue, which may be taken as a parable of something yet deeper. The field and the vineyard are more than the man‘s earthly possessions. His neglect brings barrenness or desolation to the garden of the soul. The “thorns” are evil habits that choke the good seed, and the “nettles” are those that are actually hurtful and offensive to others. The “wall” is the defense which laws and rules give to the inward life, and which the…Read the comment
- 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
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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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