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


In Context

28 Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

29 Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

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

32 And I see — I — I do set my heart, I have seen — I have received instruction,

33 A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.

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 English Revised 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 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 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.