Proverbs 24:24-34 Parallel Bible Translations

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24 He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” Peoples will curse him, nations will denounce him; Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations, Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight, And a good blessing will come upon them. but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them. But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
26 He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people] Who gives a right and straightforward answer. Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips. An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27 Prepare your work outside And get it ready for yourself in the field; Afterward build your house and establish a home. Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house. Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths]. Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his deed.” Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.” Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
30 I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense; I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, And nettles were covering its surface, And its stone wall was broken down. and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 When I saw, I considered it well; I looked and received instruction. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],” A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 Then your poverty will come as a robber, And your want like an armed man. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man. and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
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