Proverbs 24
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1Be not thou envious against evil men;
Neither desire to be with them:
2For their heart studieth oppression,
And their lips talk of mischief.
3Through wisdom is a house builded;
And by understanding it is established;
4And by knowledge are the chambers filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5A wise man is strong;
Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.
6For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war;
And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool:
He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8He that deviseth to do evil,
Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
9The thought of foolishness is sin;
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity,
Thy strength is small.
11Deliver them that are carried away unto death,
And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this;
Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it?
And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it?
And shall not he render to every man according to his work?
13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good;
And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:
14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul;
If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward,
And thy hope shall not be cut off.
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous;
Destroy not his resting-place:
16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again;
But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth,
And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him,
And he turn away his wrath from him.
19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers;
Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king;
And company not with them that are given to change:
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly;
And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
23These also are sayings of the wise.
To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,
Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,
And a good blessing shall come upon them.
26He kisseth the lips
Who giveth a right answer.
27Prepare thy work without,
And make it ready for thee in the field;
And afterwards build thy house.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause;
And deceive not with thy lips.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.
30I went by the field of the sluggard,
And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
The face thereof was covered with nettles,
And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32Then I beheld, and considered well;
I saw, and received instruction:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep;
34So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 24
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1Don’t be jealous of evil people. Have no desire to be around them. 2In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble.
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3Good homes are built on wisdom and understanding. 4Knowledge fills the rooms with rare and beautiful treasures.
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5Wisdom makes a man more powerful. Knowledge gives a man strength. 6Get good advice before you start a war. To win, you must have many good advisors.
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7Fools cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say when people are discussing important things.
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8If you start planning ways to do wrong, people will learn that you are a troublemaker. 9Such foolish plans are wrong, and people have no respect for someone who laughs at what is right.
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10If you are weak in times of trouble, that is real weakness.
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11If you see someone on their way to death or in danger of being killed, you must do something to save them. 12You cannot say, “It’s none of my business.” The Lord knows everything, and he knows why you do things. He watches you, and he will pay you back for what you do.
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13My son, eat honey; it is good. Honey straight from the honeycomb is the sweetest. 14In the same way, know that wisdom is good for you. Wisdom will give you something to hope for that will not disappoint you.
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15Don’t be like a criminal who makes plans to rob those who are good or take away their homes. 16Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. It is the wicked who are defeated by their troubles.
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17Don’t be happy when your enemy has troubles. Don’t be glad when they fall. 18The Lord will see this, and he might be upset with you and decide not to punish your enemy.
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19Don’t let those who are evil upset you, and don’t be jealous of them. 20They have no hope. Their light will burn out.
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21Son, respect the Lord and the king, and don’t join with those who are against them, 22because people like that can quickly be destroyed. You have no idea how much trouble God and the king can make for their enemies.
More Wise Sayings
23These are also words from the wise:
A judge must be fair. He must not support some people simply because he knows them. 24The people will turn against a judge who lets the guilty go free. Even the people of other nations will curse him. 25But if a judge punishes the guilty, then people will be happy with him, and he will be a blessing to them.
26An honest answer is as pleasing as a kiss on the lips.
27First get your fields ready, next plant your crops, and then build your house.
28Don’t speak against someone without a good reason, or you will appear foolish.
29Don’t say, “You hurt me, so I will do the same to you. I will punish you for what you did to me.”
30I walked past a field that belonged to a lazy man. It was a vineyard that belonged to someone who understood nothing. 31Weeds were growing everywhere! Wild vines covered the ground, and the wall around the vineyard was broken and falling down. 32I looked at this and thought about it. This is what I learned: 33a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap— 34these things will make you poor very quickly. Soon you will have nothing, as if a thief broke in and took everything away.
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