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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Proverbs 24
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1Be not #ver. 19; See Ps. 37:1 envious of evil men,
nor desire to be #See ch. 1:15with them,
2for their hearts #[Isa. 59:13] devise violence,
and their lips #Ps. 10:7talk of trouble.
3By #[ch. 14:1]wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all #[ch. 23:23; Luke 16:11]precious and pleasant riches.
5 # [ch. 21:22] A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
6for by #ch. 20:18 wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in #See ch. 11:14abundance of counselors there is victory.
7Wisdom is #[ch. 14:6] too high for a fool;
in #See Job 5:4the gate he does not open his mouth.
8Whoever #Rom. 1:30plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9 # [ch. 21:27] The devising#24:9 Or scheming of folly is sin,
and #See Ps. 1:1the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
10If you #[Heb. 12:3]faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
11 #
Ps. 82:4; [Isa. 58:6, 7] Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
# [Eccles. 5:8] does not he who #ch. 16:2; See 1 Sam. 16:7 weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who #[Ps. 91:11] keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man #See Job 34:11according to his work?
13My son, #[Ps. 19:10; 119:103; Song 5:1; Isa. 7:15] eat honey, for it is good,
and #Song 4:11the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be #See ch. 23:18a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
15 #
Ps. 10:9, 10 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
16 # See Ps. 37:24 for the righteous falls #See Job 5:19 seven times and rises again,
but #ch. 14:32the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
17 #
Ps. 35:15, 19; [Mic. 7:8]; See ch. 17:5 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
19 # [Jer. 12:1]; See Ps. 37:1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not #ver. 1envious of the wicked,
20for the evil man has no #[See ver. 14 above] future;
# ch. 13:9; See Job 18:5 the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21My son, #1 Pet. 2:17; [Rom. 13:7]fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
23These also are sayings of #ch. 1:6; 22:17 the wise.
# See ch. 18:5 Partiality in judging is not good.
24Whoever #See ch. 17:15 says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
# ch. 11:26 will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
26Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
27 # [Luke 14:28] Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
28 # [ch. 25:18] Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29Do not say, #See ch. 20:22“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
30 # [Job 5:3] I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man #See ch. 6:32lacking sense,
31and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone #Isa. 5:5wall was broken down.
32Then I saw and #[ch. 22:17]considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 # For ver. 33, 34, see ch. 6:10, 11 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
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