Proverbs 24
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Verses 19–20: See Psalm 37:1–2.
Verses 21–22: Fear the LORD and the king. The king (or other authority) serves as God’s agent to administer justice (Romans 13:1–4). The Apostle Peter says: . . . fear God, honor the king (1 Peter 2:17). To rebel against the king is to rebel against God, and those two (God and the king) will send sudden destruction on them, the rebellious.63
Further Sayings of the Wise (24:23–34)
23–34 Verse 27: This saying teaches us to first establish our livelihood and only then start a family. A wise man plans ahead; he first lays a foundation and then he builds on it.
Verses 28–29: See Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 20:22; Romans 12:17.
Verses 30–34: The sluggard is mentioned often in the book of Proverbs (see Proverbs 6:6–11; 15:19). Here the writer describes the sluggard’s field; it is overgrown with thorns and its wall is in ruins. This is also the picture of a person’s soul, the soul of one who is a sluggard spiritually; such a one will also face poverty (verse 34)—if not in this life, then surely in the next.