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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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Isaiah 5:5

"And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:"

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"By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through."

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Genesis 3:17-19

"And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;"

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Jeremiah 4:3

"For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns."

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Matthew 13:22

"He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful."

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 24:1

"Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them."

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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