Proverbs 24:30

New International Reader's Version

I went past the field of someone who didn’t want to work. I went past the vineyard of someone who didn’t have any sense.

Cross References

Job 15:17

“Listen to me. I’ll explain things to you. Let me tell you what I’ve seen.

Job 4:8

Here’s what I’ve observed. People gather a crop from what they plant. If they plant evil and trouble, that’s what they will harvest.

Job 5:27

“We have carefully studied all these things. And they are true. So pay attention to them. Apply them to yourself.”

Psalm 107:42

Honest people see it and are filled with joy. But no one who is evil has anything to say.

Psalm 37:25

I once was young, and now I’m old. But I’ve never seen godly people deserted. I’ve never seen their children begging for bread.

Proverbs 10:13

Wisdom is found on the lips of those who understand what is right. But those who have no sense are punished.

Proverbs 12:11

Those who farm their land will have plenty of food. But those who chase dreams have no sense.

Proverbs 13:4

People who refuse to work want things and get nothing. But the desires of people who work hard are completely satisfied.

Proverbs 6:32

A man who commits adultery has no sense. Anyone who does it destroys himself.

Ecclesiastes 10:18

When a person won’t work, the roof falls down. Because of hands that aren’t busy, the house leaks.

Ecclesiastes 7:15

In my meaningless life here’s what I’ve seen. I’ve seen godly people dying even though they are godly. And I’ve seen sinful people living a long time even though they are sinful.