Proverbs 24:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, And nettles had covered the face thereof, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles were covering its face, and its stone wall was broken down. American Standard Version (1901) And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. Common English Bible Thorns grew all over it; weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was falling down. Catholic Public Domain Version and behold, it was entirely filled with nettles, and thorns had covered its surface, and the stonewall was destroyed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down. |
then let thorns grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded.
The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
The fear of the Lord leads to life; one will sleep at night without danger.
The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.
The slacker says, ‘There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square! ’
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and about to be cursed, and at the end will be burned.