◄ Proverbs 24 ►
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.
3[an error occurred while processing this directive]3By wisdom a house is built; it is made secure through understanding.
4[an error occurred while processing this directive]4By knowledge its rooms are furnished with all sorts of expensive and beautiful goods.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5A wise man is strong, and a knowledgeable man grows in strength.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.
7[an error occurred while processing this directive]7Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8The person who plans on doing evil will be called a schemer.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9To devise folly is sin, and people detest a scoffer.
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10If you grow weary when times are troubled, your strength is limited.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12If you say, "Look here, we didn't know about this," doesn't God, who examines motives, discern it? Doesn't the one who guards your soul know about it? Won't he repay each person according to what he has done?
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul; if you find it, there will be a future for you, and what you hope for won't be cut short.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;
16[an error occurred while processing this directive]16for though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked stumble into calamity.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let yourself be glad when he stumbles.
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18Otherwise the LORD will observe and disapprove, and he will turn his anger away from him.
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19Don't be anxious about those who practice evil, and don't be envious of the wicked.
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20For the wicked man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21My son, fear both the LORD and the king, and don't keep company with rebels.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22They will be destroyed suddenly, and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24Whoever says to the wicked, "You're in the right," will be cursed by people and hated by nations.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26A kiss on the lips— that's what someone who gives an honest answer deserves.
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak.
29[an error occurred while processing this directive]29Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."
30[an error occurred while processing this directive]30I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
31[an error occurred while processing this directive]31There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.
32[an error occurred while processing this directive]32As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson:
33[an error occurred while processing this directive]33"A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"
34[an error occurred while processing this directive]34Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber, your need like an armed bandit.
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