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Proverbs 24:30 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 24 · verse 30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;Proverbs 24:30 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:30 in context
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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;
31And, 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- slothfulʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- slothfulʻâtsêlindolentH6102 →
- vineyardkerema garden or vineyardH3754 →
- fieldsâdeha fieldH7704 →
- wentʻâbarto cross overH5674 →
- voidchâçêrlackingH2638 →
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Here is, 1. The view which Solomon took of the field and vineyard of the slothful man. He did not go on purpose to see it, but, as he passed by, observing the fruitfulness of the ground, as it is very proper for travellers to do, and his subjects' management of their land, as it is very proper for magistrates to do,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 30-34