32 I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
32 I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:
32 When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:
32 Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 24:32
Commentary on Proverbs 24:30-34
(Read Proverbs 24:30-34)
See what a blessing the husbandman's calling is, and what a wilderness this earth would be without it. See what great difference there is in the management even of worldly affairs. Sloth and self-indulgence are the bane of all good. When we see fields overgrown with thorns and thistles, and the fences broken down, we see an emblem of the far more deplorable state of many souls. Every vile affection grows in men's hearts; yet they compose themselves to sleep. Let us show wisdom by doubling our diligence in every good thing.