Proverbs 24
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1 Be not thou envious against evil
men, neither desire to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth
destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3 Through wisdom is an house builded;
and by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the
chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man is strong; yea,
a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt
make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7 Wisdom is too high for a
fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 He that deviseth to do evil shall
be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness is
sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10 If thou faint in the day
of adversity, thy strength is small.
11 If thou forbear to deliver them
that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be
slain;
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew
it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he
that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not
he render to every man according to his works?
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it
is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14 So shall the knowledge of
wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there
shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man,
against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16 For a just man falleth
seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy
falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18 Lest the LORD see it, and
it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men,
neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20 For there shall be no reward to
the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and
the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise
suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23 These things also belong
to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 He that saith unto the wicked,
Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor
him:
25 But to them that rebuke him
shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 Every man shall kiss his
lips that giveth a right answer.
27 Prepare thy work without, and
make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28 Be not a witness against thy
neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as
he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the
slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over
with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the
stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered
it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a
little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as
one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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