The Meaning of Proverbs 24:30 Explained

Proverbs 24:30

KJV: I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

YLT: Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

Darby: I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

ASV: I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I went  by the field  of the slothful,  and by the vineyard  of the man  void  of understanding; 

What does Proverbs 24:30 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:30 mean?

By the field of the man lazy I went and by the vineyard of the [man ] lacking understanding
עַל־ שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־ כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־ לֵֽב

שְׂדֵ֣ה  the  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
אִישׁ־  of  the  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
עָצֵ֣ל  lazy 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָצֵל  
Sense: sluggish, lazy.
עָבַ֑רְתִּי  I  went 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: עָבַר 
Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
וְעַל־  and  by 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֶּ֝֗רֶם  the  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
אָדָ֥ם  of  the  [man  ] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
חֲסַר־  lacking 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: חָסֵר  
Sense: in need of, lacking, needy, in want of.
לֵֽב  understanding 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.