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Proverbs 24:30 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Proverbs 24:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 24 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I went by the field of the slothful , and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”
Proverbs 24:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 24:30
Verses 30-34 form a observational parable about laziness. 'I went by the field of the slothful' (עַל־שְׂדֵה אִישׁ־עָצֵל עָבַרְתִּי/al-sedeh ish-atsel avarti, by the field of a lazy man I passed) begins the lesson. 'And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding' (וְעַל־כֶּרֶם אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב/ve'al-kerem adam chasar-lev, and by the vineyard of a man lacking heart/sense) parallels sloth with foolishness. Laziness flows from lack of wisdom. The observer notices and learns from another's failure—wise people learn from others' mistakes. Proverbs repeatedly condemns laziness (6:6-11; 10:4-5; 1...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 24:30
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“but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.”
“you sluggard. Consider her ways”
“and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.”
“those who plow iniquity”
“but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.”
“But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”
“we have searched it”
“the tears of those who were oppressed”
“and now am old”