Proverbs 24:30-31 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

Here is, 1. The view which Solomon took of the field and vineyard of the slothful man. He did not go on purpose to see it, but, as he passed by, observing the fruitfulness of the ground, as it is very proper for travellers to do, and his subjects? management of their land, as it is very proper for magistrates to do, he cast his eye upon a field and a vineyard unlike all the rest; for, though the soil was good, yet there was nothing growing in them but thorns and nettles, not here and there... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the slothful ,.... This very probably was a real matter of fact; King Solomon's way lay at a certain time by the field of a slothful man, who never went into it himself, there being a lion in the way; and which he took no care of to manure and till, to plough and sow, but let it lie waste and uncultivated; an emblem of a carnal and worldly professor, and especially an unregenerate man, neglecting the affairs of his soul, his heart remaining like the fallow field... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:31

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns ,.... Or "thistles" F25 קמשונים "chamaeleones", Junius & Tremellius; "cardui", Piscator, Cocceius; "carduis", Michaelis, Schultens. ; which grow up of themselves, are the fruit of the curse, and the effect of slothfulness; and nettles had covered the face thereof ; so that nothing was to be seen but thorns and thistles, nettles and weeds; and such is the case of the souls of men when neglected, and no concern is had for them; so it... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the slothful - This is a most instructive parable; is exemplified every day in a variety of forms; and is powerfully descriptive of the state of many a blackslider and trifler in religion. Calmet has an excellent note on this passage. I shall give the substance of it. Solomon often recommends diligence and economy to his disciples. In those primitive times when agriculture was honorable, no man was respected who neglected to cultivate his grounds, who sunk into... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:23-34

Part V . A SECOND COLLECTION , forming a second supplement to the first Solomonic book, and containing further "words of the wise." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30

The field … the vineyard; the two chief objects of the farmer's care, which need constant labour if they are to prove productive. Moralizing on this passage, St. Gregory ('Moral.,' 20.54) says, "To pass by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding, is to look into the life of any careless liver, and to take a view of his deeds." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

A mashal ode concerning the sluggard (for similar odes, comp. Proverbs 7:1-27 :41-23; Job 5:3-5 ; Psalms 37:35 , etc.; Isaiah 5:1-6 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

The field of the slothful Nothing is more characteristic of the Book of Proverbs than its scorn of slothfulness and its strenuous inculcation of industry. To doubt these subjects were especially important in view of the perennial indolence of Orientals. But slothfulness is not unknown in the West, and in the fierce competition of modern life a smaller indulgence in idleness will bring sure disasters. Men often blame their circumstances, the injustice of fate, etc; when they should accuse... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

The sluggard's vineyard: a parable of sloth I. A PICTURE OF INDOLENCE . ( Proverbs 24:30 , Proverbs 24:31 .) The vineyard in the East corresponds to the garden, orchard, or small farm in the West. In the parable it is overgrown with nettles and thorns. The stone fence is crumbling for want of repair. We may contrast the picture in Isaiah 5:1 , sqq; of what a vineyard ought to be. The way in which God tilled the chosen people is the way in which he would have each of us attend... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

The neglected garden The whole scene is before us. The sluggard is asleep while everything is going wrong; instead of the flower is the thorn; the ground is coloured with the green weeds; the wall is breaking down; where should be beauty is unsightliness; where should be fruitfulness is barrenness or wilderness; ruin is written, on everything, everywhere. So is it with the farmer, with the tradesman, with the merchant or manufacturer, of the sluggard order. Consider it well. Negligence,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 24:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 24:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:23-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 24:30-34

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