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 Ne dis pas: Je lui ferai comme il m’a fait, Je rendrai à chacun selon ses œuvres.
30 J’ai passé près du champ d’un paresseux, Et près de la vigne d’un homme dépourvu de sens.
31 Et voici, les épines y croissaient partout, Les ronces en couvraient la face, Et le mur de pierres était écroulé.
32 J’ai regardé attentivement, Et j’ai tiré instruction de ce que j’ai vu.
33 Un peu de sommeil, un peu d’assoupissement, Un peu croiser les mains pour dormir!…
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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