Proverbs 24:30

In 11 translations

BSB

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

KJV

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

WEB

I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

ASV

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

LSV

I passed by near the field of a slothful man, || And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

YLT

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

DBY

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

DRC

I passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:

GNV

I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.

JPS

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

LXXE

A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.

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Original-language editions

WLC

עַל־שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃

LXX-Br

Ὥσπερ γεώργιον ἀνὴρ ἄφρων, καὶ ὥσπερ ἀμπελὼν ἄνθρωπος ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
• Proverbs 6:6–19Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie…
• Ecclesiastes 8:9–11All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment. Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and…
• Job 4:8As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
• Proverbs 6:32He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
• Ecclesiastes 4:1–8Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.…
• Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
• Psalms 37:25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
• Job 5:27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
• Job 15:17Listen to me and I will inform you. I will describe what I have seen,
• Ecclesiastes 7:15In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
• Psalms 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.

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