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Proverbs 24:31 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. "
Proverbs 24:31
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29 Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
30 I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
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Proverbs 24:1
"Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;"
Proverbs 24:2
"for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief."
Proverbs 24:3
"Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;"
Proverbs 24:4
"by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure."
Proverbs 24:5
"A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,"
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