Proverbs 24
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1Don’t envy evil men # Ps 37:1; Pr 23:17; 24:19
or desire to be with them, # Ps 1:1; Pr 1:15
2for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble. # Ps 10:7
3A house is built by wisdom, # Pr 14:1
and it is established by understanding;
4by knowledge the rooms are filled
with every precious and beautiful treasure.
5A wise warrior is better than a strong one, # LXX, Syr; MT reads one is in strength
and a man of knowledge than one of strength; # LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength # Pr 21:22
6for you should wage war with sound guidance —
victory comes with many counselors. # Pr 11:14; 15:22; 20:18
7Wisdom is inaccessible to # Lit is too high for a fool; # Pr 14:6; 17:16,24
he does not open his mouth at the gate. # Jb 5:4; Ps 127:5
8The one who plots evil # Rm 1:30
will be called a schemer.
9A foolish scheme is sin,
and a mocker is detestable to people.
10If you do nothing in a difficult time,
your strength is limited.
11Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter. # Ps 82:4; Is 58:6-7
12If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”
won’t He who weighs hearts # 1Sm 16:7; Ps 44:21; Pr 21:2 consider it?
Won’t He who protects your life # Ps 121:3-8 know?
Won’t He repay a person according to his work? # Jb 34:11; Ps 62:12
13Eat honey, # Pr 25:16 my son, for it is good,
and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate; # Sg 5:1
14realize that wisdom is the same for you. # Ps 19:10; 119:103
If you find it, you will have a future,
and your hope will never fade. # Pr 10:28; 23:18; Jr 29:11
15Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,
at the camp of the righteous man; # Pr 10:9-10
don’t destroy his dwelling.
16Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up, # Jb 5:19; Ps 37:24
but the wicked will stumble into ruin. # Pr 14:32; 29:16
17Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,
and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, # Ps 35:15,19; Pr 17:5; Ob 12; Mc 7:8
18or the Lord will see, be displeased,
and turn His wrath away from him.
19Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked. # Ps 37:1; Pr 23:17; 24:1
20For the evil have no future; # Ps 37:38; Pr 14:11; 16:25
the lamp of the wicked will be put out. # Jb 18:5; 21:17; Pr 13:9; 20:20
21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, # Mt 22:21; Rm 13:1-7; 1Pt 2:13-14,17
and don’t associate with rebels, # Or those given to change
22for destruction from them will come suddenly;
who knows what distress these two can bring?
23These sayings also belong to the wise: # Pr 1:6; 22:17
It is not good to show partiality in judgment. # Dt 1:17; 16:19; Pr 18:5; 28:21
24Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent” # Pr 17:15 —
people will curse him, # Pr 11:26 and tribes will denounce him;
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.
26He who gives an honest answer
gives a kiss on the lips.
27Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; # Pr 20:4
afterward, build your house.
28Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause. # Ex 20:16; Pr 25:18
Don’t deceive with your lips.
29Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.” # Dt 32:35; Pr 20:22; Mt 5:39; Rm 12:17,19
30I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
31Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground, # Gn 3:18; Pr 20:4
and the stone wall was ruined.
32I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
33a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
34and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit. # Pr 6:10-11; 20:13
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Proverbs 24
24
1Don’t be envious of evil men,
neither desire to be with them;
2for their hearts plot violence
and their lips talk about mischief.
3Through wisdom a house is built;
by understanding it is established;
4by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all rare and beautiful treasure.
5A wise man has great power.
A knowledgeable man increases strength,
6for by wise guidance you wage your war,
and victory is in many advisors.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool.
He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
8One who plots to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9The schemes of folly are sin.
The mocker is detested by men.
10If you falter in the time of trouble,
your strength is small.
11Rescue those who are being led away to death!
Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
12If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,”
doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it?
Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
13My son, eat honey, for it is good,
the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul.
If you have found it, then there will be a reward:
Your hope will not be cut off.
15Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
Don’t destroy his resting place;
16for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again,
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls.
Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
18lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him,
and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers,
neither be envious of the wicked;
20for there will be no reward to the evil man.
The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21My son, fear Yahweh and the king.
Don’t join those who are rebellious,
22for their calamity will rise suddenly.
Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
23These 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, and nations will abhor him—
25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a rich blessing will come on them.
26An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
27Prepare your work outside,
and get your fields ready.
Afterwards, build your house.
28Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.
29Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will repay the man according to his work.”
30I went by the field of the sluggard,
by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns.
Its surface was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
32Then I saw, and considered well.
I saw, and received instruction:
33a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep,
34so your poverty will come as a robber
and your want as an armed man.
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