Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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WEBBE

I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

BSB

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

KJV

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

ASV

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

BBE

I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

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עַל־ 'al- at H5921 שְׂדֵה se·deh [the] field of H7704 אִישׁ־ 'ish- a person H376 עָצֵל 'a·tzel lazy H6102 עָבַרְתִּי 'a·var·ti I passed by H5674 וְעַל־ ve·'al- and at H5921 כֶּרֶם ke·rem [the] vineyard of H3754 אָדָם 'a·dam a person H120 חֲסַר־ cha·sar- lacking of H2638 לֵב lev heart H3820

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 themselves to sleep. Let us show wisdom by doubling our diligence in every good thing.

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InstructionIdlenessSlothfulnessVineyardFence

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