Proverbs 24

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24:1Do not be envious of evil men, / Nor desire to be with them; Compare
24:2For their heart meditates violence, / And their lips talk of mischief. Compare
24:3Through wisdom a house is built, / And by understanding it is established, Compare
24:4And by knowledge the rooms are filled / With all precious and pleasant riches. Compare
24:5A wise man is strong, / And a man of knowledge increases power. Compare
24:6For by sound counsel you can wage your war, / And in the multitude of counselors there is victory. Compare
24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool; / He does not open his mouth in the gate. Compare
24:8He who devises to do evil, / Men will call him a mischief-maker. Compare
24:9The devising of folly is sin, / And the scorner is an abomination to men. Compare
24:10If you faint in the day of adversity, / Your strength is limited. Compare
24:11Deliver those who are being taken away to death, / And those who are staggering to be slain, oh, hold back! Compare
24:12If you say, Look, we did not know this - / Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it? / And He who keeps your soul, does He not know it? / And will He not render to every man according to his work? Compare
24:13My son, eat honey, for it is good, / And the drippings from the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: Compare
24:14Know that wisdom is such for your soul; / If you find it , then there will be a latter end, / And your hope will not be cut off. Compare
24:15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous man; / Do not destroy his resting place; Compare
24:16For a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, / But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. Compare
24:17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, / And do not let your heart exult when he is overthrown; Compare
24:18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease Him, / And He turn away His anger from him. Compare
24:19Do not be incensed because of evildoers; / Do not be envious of the wicked; Compare
24:20For there will be no future for the evil man; / The lamp of the wicked will be put out. Compare
24:21My son, fear Jehovah and the king, / And do not associate with those who are given to change; Compare
24:22For their calamity will rise suddenly, / And who knows the misfortune of both of them? Compare
24:23These also are sayings of the wise: / It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. Compare
24:24He who says to the wicked man, You are righteous, / Peoples will curse him; nations will abhor him. Compare
24:25But those who rebuke the wicked man will have delight, / And a good blessing will come upon them. Compare
24:26He who gives an honest answer / Kisses the lips. Compare
24:27Prepare your work outside, / And make it ready for yourself in the field, / And afterward build your house. Compare
24:28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, / And do not deceive with your lips. Compare
24:29Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me; / I will render to the man according to his work. Compare
24:30I passed by the field of the sluggard, / And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense; Compare
24:31And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; / Its surface was covered with nettles, / And its stone wall was broken down. Compare
24:32When I looked, I considered it; / I saw it and received instruction: Compare
24:33A little sleep, a little slumber, / A little folding of the hands to rest, Compare
24:34And your poverty will come upon you like a robber, / And your want, like an armed man. Compare

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