31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.


In Context

28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

32 Then I beheld, and considered well: I saw, and received instruction.

33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Proverbs 24:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:31thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:31And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:31and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:31And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:31And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:31And, see, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.