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.
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Gill's Exposition
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,.... The sight of the field and vineyard of the slothful put Solomon in mind of an observation he had made before, which fitly describes the disposition and…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
nettles "Or, wild vetches," R.V. marg. here and Job 30:7; Zep 2:9, where the same Heb. word occurs.
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