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Proverbs 24:32

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 24:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
Proverbs 24:32 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 24

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
33[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children, etc.] Children of his and his Father, with whom his delights were; predestinated to the adoption of children; children of the covenant and promise, given to him as such in the covenant; for whom he became man, suffered and died, to gather together regenerated ones, by which they appear to be the children of God: these Wisdom here addresses in the most affectionate manner; Christ, having finished the account and description of himself, reassumes his former exhortation, (<200805>Proverbs 8:5-10); and enforces it by the several particulars in the above description. From the consideration of his wisdom, riches, eternity, nearness to God, and his…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“From the folly of the sluggard learn wisdom (Pro 6:10-11). Next: Proverbs Chapter 25”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Received - I learned wisdom by his folly. Next: Proverbs Chapter 25”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“considered it: Heb. set my heart, Job 7:17; Psa 4:4; Luk 2:19, Luk 2:51 I looked: Deu 13:11, Deu 21:21, Deu 32:29; Co1 10:6, Co1 10:11; Jde 1:5-7 Proverbs 24:33”
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