Proverbs 24:31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:
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- Isaiah 5:5Rank 1 from verse 31
5And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
5†And now goe to; I will tell you what I will doe to my Uineyard, I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten vp; and breake downe the wall thereof, and it shall be troden downe.
- Ecclesiastes 10:18Rank 2 from verse 31
- Genesis 3:17–19Rank 3 from verse 31
17And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
17And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
18Thornes also and thistles shall it †bring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field.
19In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne vnto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and vnto dust shalt thou returne.
- Jeremiah 4:3Rank 4 from verse 31
- Matthew 13:22Rank 5 from verse 31
22He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
22He also that receiued seed among the thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world, and the deceitfulnesse of riches choke the word, and he becommeth vnfruitfull.
- Proverbs 22:13Rank 6 from verse 31
- Hebrews 6:8Rank 7 from verse 31
- Matthew 13:7Rank 9 from verse 31
- Proverbs 19:23Rank 10 from verse 31
- Proverbs 20:4Rank 11 from verse 31
- Proverbs 23:21Rank 12 from verse 31
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Proverbs 24:31
An exclamation meaning look, see, behold, observe, or take notice, used to call immediate attention to what follows.
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Increased in size, age, maturity, extent, or development; come to growth.
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Sense 1: Sharp spines or prickles. Sense 2: Thorn-bearing plants and figures of things that prick, obstruct, or grieve.
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Wild plants growing among thorns and in neglected or desolate ground.
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Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.
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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.
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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
30I went by the field of the slouthfull, and by the vineyard of the man voyd of vnderstanding:
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
31And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:
Selected passage32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
32†Then I saw, and considered it well, I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.