Proverbs 24:31

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:18

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

Jeremiah 4:3

For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: Break up the unploughed ground; do not sow among the thorns.

Isaiah 5:5

Now I will tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be consumed; I will tear down its wall, and it will be trampled.

Hebrews 6:8

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and at the end will be burned.

Matthew 13:22

Now the one sown among the thorns #– #this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age   and the deceitfulness   of wealth   choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Matthew 13:7

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it.

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

Proverbs 22:13

The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square! ’

Proverbs 20:4

The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks,  and there is nothing.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life; one will sleep at night  without danger.

Job 31:40

then let thorns  grow instead of wheat and stinkweed  instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded.

Job 30:7

They bray among the shrubs; they huddle beneath the thistles.

Proverbs 24:32

I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland. It will not be pruned or weeded; thorns and briars will grow up. I will also give orders to the clouds that rain should not fall on it.