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 an 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 mischievous person.
9The thought of the foolish is sin:
And the scorner 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 honeycomb, which is 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;
Spoil 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 thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:
18Lest the LORD 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 will be no reward to the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king:
And meddle not with them that are given to change:
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly;
And who knoweth the destruction of them both?
23These also are sayings of the wise
To have respect of persons in judgement 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
That giveth a right answer.
27Prepare thy work without,
And make it ready for thee in the field;
And afterwards build thine house.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour 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 slothful,
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
24
1Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.
2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
3By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself.
4And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth.
5Mighty [is] the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
6For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.
7Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
8Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.
9The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner.
10Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,
11If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter — thou keepest back.
12When thou sayest, ‘Lo, we knew not this.’ Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
13Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.
14So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.
15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.
16For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.
17In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
18Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.
19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,
20For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
21Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,
22For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!
23These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.
24Whoso is saying to the wicked, ‘Thou [art] righteous,’ Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.
25And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.
26Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.
27Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
29Say not, ‘As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.’
30Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
31And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
32And I see — I — I do set my heart, I have seen — I have received instruction,
33A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.
34And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
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