Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
New American Standard Bible
And by the vineyard of the man
King James Version
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
International Standard Version
I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
A Conservative Version
I went by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
American Standard Version
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Amplified
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Bible in Basic English
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
Darby Translation
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
Julia Smith Translation
I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart;
King James 2000
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Lexham Expanded Bible
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
Modern King James verseion
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man.
NET Bible
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.
New Heart English Bible
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
The Emphasized Bible
By the field of the sluggard, I passed, and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense;
Webster
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
World English Bible
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Youngs Literal Translation
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
Themes
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Ruin
Idleness and sloth » Effects of, afford instruction to others
Industry » The slothful devoid of
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Sayings Of The Wise
29
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was ruined.
Cross References
Job 4:8
and those who sow trouble
Job 5:27
Hear it and understand it for yourself.
Job 15:17
I will describe what I have seen,
Psalm 37:25
yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned
or his children begging for bread.
Psalm 107:42
and all injustice shuts its mouth.
Proverbs 6:6-19
Observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 6:32
whoever does so destroys himself.
Proverbs 10:13
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.
Proverbs 12:11
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.
Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
Again, I observed all the acts of oppression being done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:15
In my futile life
Ecclesiastes 8:9-11
All this I have seen, applying my mind to all the work that is done under the sun, at a time when one man has authority over another to his harm.