Proverbs 24:31
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
In context
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, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 24:31 in the 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.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 24:31 in the NIV
thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.