Proverbs 24:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 24:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 24:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.”
Proverbs 24:31 — World English Bible
Proverbs 24:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. ”
Proverbs 24:31 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 24:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And lo, it hath gone up--all of it--thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.”
Proverbs 24:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 24:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down. ”
Proverbs 24:31 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 24:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.”
Proverbs 24:31 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 24:31 in Context — Proverbs 24
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:
What Does Proverbs 24:31 Mean?
Proverbs 24:31 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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