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 No digas: Como me hizo, así le haré; daré el pago al hombre según su obra.

30 Pasé junto á la heredad del hombre perezoso, y junto á la viña del hombre falto de entendimiento;

31 Y he aquí que por toda ella habían ya crecido espinas, ortigas habían ya cubierto su haz, y su cerca de piedra estaba ya destruída.

32 Y yo miré, y púse[lo] en mi corazón: vi[lo], y tomé consejo.

33 Un poco de sueño, cabeceando otro poco, poniendo mano sobre mano otro poco para dormir;

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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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