Proverbs 24:30 I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

◄ Proverbs 24:30 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

English Standard Version
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

New American Standard Bible
I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

King James Bible
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I went by the field of a slacker 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.

American Standard Version
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Douay-Rheims Bible
I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:

Darby Bible Translation
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

Young's Literal Translation
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

24:30-34. See what a blessing the husbandman's calling is, and what a wilderness this earth would be without it. See what great difference there is in the management even of worldly affairs. Sloth and self-indulgence are the bane of all good. When we see fields overgrown with thorns and thistles, and the fences broken down, we see an emblem of the far more deplorable state of many souls. Every vile affection grows in men's hearts; yet they compose themselves to sleep. Let us show wisdom by doubling our diligence in every good thing.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

30, 31. A striking picture of the effects of sloth.