Pro 24:30-31, Song 6:11, Act 15:36, 2Cor 13:5, 1Th 3:5-6, Heb 12:15 | ESV | STEP | I passed by the field of a sluggard , by the vineyard of a man lacking sense ,

f[See ver. 32 above]

g ch. 13:4, 13, 14, 51; 14:6, 24, 25

h[1 Cor. 11:28; Gal. 6:4]

i Rom. 8:10; Gal. 4:19

j ver. 1, 2

k ver. 1, 2

l[1 Cor. 7:5; 2 Cor. 11:3]

m Matt. 4:3

nSee Phil. 2:16

o Acts 18:5; [2 Cor. 7:6, 9]

pSee ch. 1:3

q[1 Cor. 11:2]

rSee Phil. 1:8

s ch. 4:1; [2 Cor. 6:1; Gal. 5:4]

t Deut. 29:18

Proverbs 24:30-31

30 ^aI passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man ^blacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone ^cwall was broken down.

Song of Solomon 6:11

She

11 I went down to the nut orchard
to look at ^dthe blossoms of the valley,
^eto see whether the vines had budded,
whether the pomegranates were in bloom.

Acts 15:36

Paul and Barnabas Separate

36 And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit ^fthe brothers ^gin every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”

2 Corinthians 13:5

5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. ^hTest yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that ⁱJesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

1 Thessalonians 3:5-6

5 For this reason, ^jwhen I could bear it no longer, ^kI sent to learn about your faith, ^lfor fear that somehow ^mthe tempter had tempted you and ⁿour labor would be in vain.

Timothy’s Encouraging Report

6 But ^onow that Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of ^pyour faith and love and reported ^qthat you always remember us kindly and ^rlong to see us, as we long to see you—

Hebrews 12:15

15 See to it that no one ^sfails to obtain the grace of God; that no ^t“root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;