Proverbs 24:31
“And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:”
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Proverbs 24:31 Context
29Say not, I will doe so to him as he hath done to mee: I will render to the man according to his worke. 30I went by the field of the slouthfull, and by the vineyard of the man voyd of vnderstanding: 31And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe: 32Then I saw, and considered it well, I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction. 33Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:
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And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
- King James Version
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
- Basic English Bible
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
- Darby Bible
And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
- Webster's Bible
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
- World English Bible
And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
- Basic English Bible
and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
- Darby Bible
And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.
- Webster's Bible
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
- World English Bible
And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible