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Proverbs 24:30–31

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30I passed by the field of the sluggard

And by the vineyard of the man alacking a heart of wisdom,

31And behold, it was completely 1aovergrown with thistles;

2bNettles have covered its surface,

And its stone cwall has been torn down.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit gone up
  2. 2A kind of weed

Cross references

  1. aProv 6:32
  2. aGen 3:18
  3. bJob 30:7
  4. cIs 5:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I passed by the field of a sluggard,

by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;

the ground was covered with nettles,

and its stone wall was broken down.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I went past the field of a sluggard,

past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

thorns had come up everywhere,

the ground was covered with weeds,

and the stone wall was in ruins.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I went by the field of a slacker

and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

Thistles had come up everywhere,

weeds covered the ground,

and the stone wall was ruined.

NLTNew Living Translation

I walked by the field of a lazy person,

the vineyard of one with no common sense.

I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.

It was covered with weeds,

and its walls were broken down.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I passed by the field of a lazy person,

and over the vineyard of a person lacking sense;

and behold, it was overgrown—all of it was covered with thorns, its surface with nettles,

and its stone wall was broken down.

KJV 1900King James Version

I 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.