Proverbs 24
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Proverbs 24
1¶ Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2For their heart studies robbery, and their lips speak evil.
3¶ Through wisdom the house shall be built, and with intelligence it shall be established:
4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and beautiful riches.
5The wise man is strong; and the man of understanding is a mighty man of valour.
6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war, and in the multitude of counsellors there is saving health.
7¶ Wisdom, is too high for a fool; he shall not open his mouth in the gate.
8He that devises to do evil shall be called a man of evil designs.
9The thought of the foolish is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10¶ If thou art slack in the day of tribulation, thy strength shall be reduced.
11¶ If thou forbear to deliver those that are drawn unto death and those that are ready to be slain,
12if thou should say, Behold, we knew it not; shall not he that weighs the hearts understand it? and he that keeps thy soul, does he not know it? and shall he not render to every man according to his works?
13¶ My son, eat of the honey, because it is good, and of the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: if thou shalt find it, and in the end thy hope shall not be cut off.
15¶ Do not lay in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.
16For a just man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked shall fall into evil.
17¶ Do not rejoice when thy enemy falls, and do not let thy heart be glad when he stumbles
18lest the Lord see it and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19¶ Do not meddle with those who are evil, neither be envious of the wicked;
20for the evil man shall not come to a good end; the fire of the wicked shall be put out.
21¶ My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not meddle with those that are given to change,
22for their calamity shall rise suddenly; and the ruin of them both, who shall know it?
23¶ These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the peoples curse, nations shall abhor him:
25But unto those that rebuke him shall be delight, and a blessing of good shall come upon them.
26The lips of the one that gives a right answer shall be kissed.
27¶ Prepare thy work without and make it fit for thyself in thine inheritance, and afterwards thou shalt build thine house.
28¶ Do not be a false witness against thy neighbour, and do not flatter with thy lips.
29Do not say, I will do unto him as he has done unto me; I will render to the man according to his work.
30¶ I went by the field of the slothful and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding,
31and, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down.
32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it and received chastening.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Proverbs 24
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1Do not envy evil people
or wish you were with them,
2because their minds plot violence,
and their lips talk trouble.
3With wisdom a house is built.
With understanding it is established.
4With knowledge its rooms are filled
with every kind of riches, both precious and pleasant.
5A strong man knows how to use his strength,
but a person with knowledge is even more powerful.
6After all, with the right strategy you can wage war,
and with many advisers there is victory.
7Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool.
At the city gate he does not open his mouth.
8Whoever plans to do evil will be known as a schemer.
9Foolish scheming is sinful,
and a mocker is disgusting to everyone.
10If you faint in a crisis, you are weak.
11Rescue captives condemned to death,
and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
12When you say, “We didn’t know this,”
won’t the one who weighs hearts take note of it?
Won’t the one who guards your soul know it?
Won’t he pay back people for what they do?
13Eat honey, my son, because it is good.
Honey that flows from the honeycomb tastes sweet.
14The knowledge of wisdom is like that for your soul.
If you find it, then there is a future,
and your hope will never be cut off.
15You wicked one,
do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person.
Do not rob his house.
16A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again.
However, in a disaster wicked people fall.
17Do not be happy when your enemy falls,
and do not feel glad when he stumbles.
18The Lord will see it, he won’t like it,
and he will turn his anger away from that person.
19Do not get overly upset with evildoers.
Do not envy wicked people,
20because an evil person has no future,
and the lamps of wicked people will be snuffed out.
21Fear the Lord, my son.
Fear the king as well.
Do not associate with those who always insist upon change,
22because disaster will come to them suddenly.
Who knows what misery both may bring?
Learning from Wise People
23These also are the sayings of wise people:
Showing partiality as a judge is not good.
24Whoever says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by people and condemned by nations.
25But people will be pleased with those who convict a guilty person,
and a great blessing will come to them.
26Giving a straight answer is ⌞like⌟ a kiss on the lips.
27Prepare your work outside,
and get things ready for yourself in the field.
Afterwards, build your house.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29Do not say,
“I’ll treat him as he treated me.
I’ll pay him back for what he has done to me.”
30I passed by a lazy person’s field,
the vineyard belonging to a person without sense.
31I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles.
The ground was covered with weeds,
and its stone fence was torn down.
32When I observed ⌞this⌟, I took it to heart.
I saw it and learned my lesson.
33“Just a little sleep,
just a little slumber,
just a little nap.”
34Then your poverty will come like a drifter,
and your need will come like a bandit.
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