Proverbs 24:31
Thorns had grown up everywhere,
What it says
It was overgrown with thorns, covered with weeds, and its stone wall had broken down.
What it is doing
This verse describes neglect made visible.
In context
23These also are sayings of the wise: 24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— 25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, 26An honest answer given 27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; 28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, 29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; 30I went past the field of a slacker 31Thorns had grown up everywhere, 32I observed and took it to heart; 33A little sleep, a little slumber, 34and poverty will come upon you like a robber,