Proverbs 24
24
Precepts and Warnings
1Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
3¶Through [skillful and godly] wisdom a house [a life, a home, a family] is built,
And by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation],
4And by knowledge its rooms are filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5¶A wise man is strong,
And a man of knowledge strengthens his power; [Prov 21:22; Eccl 9:16]
6For by wise guidance you can wage your war,
And in an abundance of [wise] counselors there is victory and safety.
7¶Wisdom is too exalted for a [hardened, arrogant] #24:7 See note 1:7.fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate [where the city’s rulers sit in judgment].
8¶He who plans to do evil
Will be called a schemer or deviser of evil.
9The devising of folly is sin,
And the scoffer is repulsive to men.
10¶If you are slack (careless) in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.
11¶Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]!
12If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?
And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?
And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?
13¶My son, eat honey, because it is good,
And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14Know that [skillful and godly] wisdom is [so very good] for your life and soul;
If you find wisdom, then there will be a future and a reward,
And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.
15¶Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not destroy his resting place;
16For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse. [Job 5:19; Ps 34:19; 37:24; Mic 7:8]
17¶Do not rejoice and gloat when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad [in self-righteousness] when he stumbles,
18Or the Lord will see your gloating and be displeased,
And turn His anger away from your enemy.
19¶Do not get upset because of evildoers,
Or be envious of the wicked,
20For there will be no future for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21¶My son, fear the Lord and the king;
And do not associate with those who are given to change [of allegiance, and are revolutionary],
22For their tragedy will rise suddenly,
And who knows the punishment that both [the Lord and the king] will bring on the rebellious?
23¶These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him;
25But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people]
Who gives a right and straightforward answer.
27¶Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
# 24:27 Establishing your priorities and proceeding in an orderly manner brings its own reward. Afterward build your house and establish a home.
28¶Do not be a witness against your #24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths]. [Eph 4:25]
29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.” [Prov 20:22; Matt 5:39, 44; Rom 12:17, 19]
30¶I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
31And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns,
And nettles were covering its surface,
And its stone wall was broken down.
32When I saw, I considered it well;
I looked and received instruction.
33“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”
34Then your poverty will come as a robber,
And your want like an armed man.
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Proverbs 24
24
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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