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Take Care Of What Takes Care Of You

May 24, 2026 Frank Thompson Proverbs No comments

Proverbs 24:30-34

Proverbs 1:1-6 NLT
¹These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.  

²The purpose of these proverbs is to teach people wisdom and discipline, and to help them understand wise sayings.

³Through these proverbs, people will receive instruction in discipline, good conduct, and doing what is right, just, and fair.

⁴These proverbs will make the simpleminded clever. They will give knowledge and purpose to young people.

⁵Let those who are wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. And let those who understand receive guidance 

⁶by exploring the depth of meaning in these proverbs, parables, wise sayings, and riddles.

Proverbs 24:30-34 KJV

³⁰I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 

³¹And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face 

thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

³²Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

³³Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

³⁴So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Jesus uses the Imagery of a Vineyard 3 Times

1. The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
2. The Parable of the Two Sons
3. The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

What Kind of Person Doesn’t Take Care of Their Vineyard?

1. A Person Without WISDOM

Proverbs 24:30
³⁰I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Proverbs 1:8-9
Listen, my child, to what your father teaches you. Don’t neglect your mother’s teaching.
⁹What you learn from them will crown you with grace and clothe you with honor.

2. A Person Unwilling to WORK

Proverbs 24:31a
³¹And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof…

Proverbs 24: 33
 ³³Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:  

3. A Person without WALLS 

Proverbs 24: 33c
…and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

4. A Person Without WEALTH

Proverbs 24:34
³⁴So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 24:33-34
³³ A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

³⁴ then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; SCARCITY will attack you like an armed robber.