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Proverbs 24:32 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 24 · verse 32
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.Proverbs 24:32 · King James Version
Proverbs 24:32 in context
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.
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- receivedlâqachto takeH3947 →
- lookedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- wellshîythto placeH7896 →
- welllêbthe heartH3820 →
- sawchâzâhto gaze atH2372 →
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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