Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
In context
27 Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house. 28 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.” 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, 31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 24:30 in the KJV
I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 24:30 in the NIV
I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;