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Proverbs 24:31 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. "
Proverbs 24:31
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29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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Proverbs 24:1
"Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire"
Proverbs 24:2
"For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief."
Proverbs 24:3
"Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:"
Proverbs 24:4
"And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches."
Proverbs 24:5
"A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength."
Proverbs 24:6
"For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety."
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