Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man.
New American Standard Bible
And by the vineyard of the man
King James Version
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Holman Bible
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
International Standard Version
I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
A Conservative Version
I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
American Standard Version
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Amplified
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Bible in Basic English
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Darby Translation
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
Julia Smith Translation
I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart;
King James 2000
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Lexham Expanded Bible
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
Modern King James verseion
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding;
NET Bible
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.
New Heart English Bible
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
The Emphasized Bible
By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;
Webster
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
World English Bible
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Youngs Literal Translation
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
Themes
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Ruin
Idleness and sloth » Effects of, afford instruction to others
Industry » The slothful devoid of
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Sayings Of The Wise
29 Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds." 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man. 31 And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down.
Cross References
Job 4:8
For, as I have proved by experience, they that plow iniquity and sow wretchedness, reap the same.
Job 5:27
Lo, this we ourselves have proved by experience, and even this it is. Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heed to thyself."
Job 15:17
"I will tell thee; hear me. I will show thee a thing, that I know;
Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread.
Psalm 107:42
The righteous will consider this and rejoice; the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped.
Proverbs 6:6-19
Go to the Emmet, thou sluggard: consider her ways, and learn to be wise.
Proverbs 6:32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman, he is a fool: and destroyeth his own soul.
Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish.
Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land, shall have plenteousness of bread; but he that followeth idleness, is a very fool.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
So I turned me, and considered all the violent wrong that is done under the Sun, and beheld the tears of such as were oppressed; and there was no man to comfort them or that would deliver and defend them from the violence of their oppressors.
Ecclesiastes 7:15
These two things also have I considered in the time of vanity: that the just man perisheth for his righteousness' sake, and the ungodly liveth in his wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 8:9-11
All these things have I considered, and applied my mind unto every work that is under the Sun: how one man hath lordship upon another to his own harm.