Proverbs 24
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1Do not envy evil people, or desire to be with them,
2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak mischief.
Strength Through Wise Counsel
3By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is prepared,
4and by knowledge its rooms are filled with every rare and pleasing treasure.
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge becomes even stronger.
6For with wise advice you wage war and in many counselors there is victory.
7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool— he does not open his mouth at the gate.
8One who plots evil will be called a schemer.
9A foolish scheme is sin, and people detest a mocker.
Counsel on Friendship
10If you falter in a day of adversity, your strength is small.
11Rescue those being dragged off to death, hold back those stumbling to slaughter.
12If you say, “Look, we didn’t know this.” Won’t He who weighs hearts perceive it? Won’t He who guards your soul know it? Won’t He repay each one according to his deeds?
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
14Likewise know that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
15Do not lurk like the wicked near the dwelling of the righteous. Do not assault his home.
16For though the righteous one may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked stumble in adversity.
17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, or let your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18or Adonai may see it as evil in His eyes, and turn His wrath away from him.
19Do not be upset because of evil people, or be envious of the wicked,
20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21My son, fear Adonai and the king, and do not associate with rebels.
22For their destruction will arise suddenly, and who knows the ruin both Adonai and the king can bring?
23These sayings are also from the wise: Partiality in judgment is not good.
24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent,” people curse him and nations revile him.
25But for those who convict the guilty there will be delight— good blessing will come upon them.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.
28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
29Do not say, “I will do to him what he has done to me; I will pay him back for his deed!”
Lesson of the Lazy
30I passed by the field of the slacker, by the vineyard of one lacking judgment.
31Surprisingly, it was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.
32Then I took to heart what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,”
34then your poverty comes tramping in, and your need like an armed soldier.
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Proverbs 24
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Saying 20
1Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
2for their hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about making trouble.
Saying 21
3By wisdom a house is built,
and through understanding it is established;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.
Saying 22
5The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
6Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.
Saying 23
7Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Saying 24
8Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
9The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
Saying 25
10If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!
11Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
12If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
Saying 26
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.
Saying 27
15Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
16for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Saying 28
17Do not gloat when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.
Saying 29
19Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
20for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Saying 30
21Fear the Lord and the king, my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
22for those two will send sudden destruction on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
23These also are sayings of the wise:
To show partiality in judging is not good:
24Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
26An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
27Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause—
would you use your lips to mislead?
29Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
30I went past the field of a sluggard,
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.
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