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

29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Proverbs 24:31 word by word

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

• 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 3:17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
• Job 31:40Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
• Jeremiah 4:3For thus saith Yhwh to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
• Matthew 13:7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
• Hebrews 6:8But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
• Proverbs 19:23The fear of Yhwh tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
• Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
• Proverbs 22:13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
• Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
• Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

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