KJV King James Version
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
WEB World English Bible
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
ASV American Standard Version
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 24
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction.
33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.Proverbs 6:6-19Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:Job 4:8Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.Ecclesiastes 8:9-11All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.Psalm 37:25I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.Proverbs 10:13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod [is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.Job 15:17I will shew thee, hear me; and that [which] I have seen I will declare;Proverbs 6:32[But] whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul.Job 5:27Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and know thou [it] for thy good.Ecclesiastes 4:1-8So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.Psalm 107:42The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.Ecclesiastes 7:15All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.
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