Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down.
New American Standard Bible
Its surface was covered with
And its stone
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.
Holman Bible
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was ruined.
International Standard Version
There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.
A Conservative Version
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns. The face of it was covered with nettles, and the stone wall of it was broken down.
American Standard Version
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Amplified
And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.
Bible in Basic English
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
Darby Translation
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
Julia Smith Translation
And behold, it came up all of it with thorns; brambles covered its face, and the wall of its stones was overthrown.
King James 2000
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and weeds had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down.
Modern King James verseion
and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down.
NET Bible
I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Webster
And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
World English Bible
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Youngs Literal Translation
And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
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
Understanding » Those that are void of understanding
Vineyards » Frequently walled or fenced with hedges
Interlinear
`alah
Kacah
Paniym
'eben
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Sayings Of The Wise
30 By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense; 31 And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down. 32 So I observed it, for myself, I applied my heart, I looked - I accepted correction:
Cross References
Genesis 3:17-19
And, to the man, he said, Because thou didst hearken to the voice of thy wife, and so didst eat of the tree as to which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it, Accursed be the ground for thy sake, In pain, shalt thou eat of it, all the days of thy life;
Job 31:40
Instead of wheat, let there come forth bramble, and, instead of barley, a bad-smelling weed! Ended are the words of Job.
Proverbs 19:23
The reverence of Yahweh, leadeth to life, satisfied then, let a man remain - let him not be visited by calamity.
Proverbs 20:4
By reason of the autumn, a sluggard will not plough, therefore shall he beg in harvest, and there be nothing.
Proverbs 22:13
Saith the sluggard, A lion outside! Amidst the broadways, shall I be slain.
Proverbs 23:21
For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in, - and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
Isaiah 5:5
Now, therefore, I pray you, let me tell, you, what I am about to do to my vineyard, - To take away the fence thereof And it shall be eaten up, To destroy the wall thereof And it shall be trodden down;
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus saith Yahweh Unto the men of Judah and unto Jerusalem, Till ye the untilled ground, - And do not sow among thorns.
Matthew 13:7
And, some, fell upon the thorns, and the thorns came up, and choked it;
Matthew 13:22
And, he among the thorns sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, - and, the anxiety of the age and the deceit of riches, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh.
Hebrews 6:8
But, should it be bringing forth thorns and briars, it is disapproved, and, unto cursing, nigh, - whose end is for burning.