Proverbs 24:31

New English Translation

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

Cross References

Job 30:7

They brayed like animals among the bushes and were huddled together under the nettles.

Job 31:40

then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!” The words of Job are ended.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Proverbs 19:23

Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

Proverbs 23:21

because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

Proverbs 24:32

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

Ecclesiastes 10:18

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

Isaiah 5:5

Now I will inform you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge and turn it into pasture, I will break its wall and allow animals to graze there.

Isaiah 5:6

I will make it a wasteland; no one will prune its vines or hoe its ground, and thorns and briers will grow there. I will order the clouds not to drop any rain on it.

Jeremiah 4:3

Yes, the Lord has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: “Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.

Matthew 13:22

The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.

Matthew 13:7

Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.

Hebrews 6:8

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.