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Proverbs 24:1-9 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Don’t envy evil people or desire their company. | Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, | Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; | |
| 2 | For their hearts plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble. | for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. | for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. | |
| 3 | A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense. | By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; | By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; | |
| 4 | Through knowledge its rooms are filled with all sorts of precious riches and valuables. | by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. | through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. | |
| 5 | The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. | A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might, | The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength. | |
| 6 | So don’t go to war without wise guidance; victory depends on having many advisers. | for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory. | Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers. | |
| 7 | Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say. | Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth. | Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths. | |
| 8 | A person who plans evil will get a reputation as a troublemaker. | Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer. | Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer. | |
| 9 | The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker. | The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind. | The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker. | |
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