Proverbs 24 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Thou shalt not envy against men of evil, thou shalt not desire to be with them. 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 heart will meditate destruction, and their lips will speak labor. for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
3 By wisdom a house will be built, and it will be prepared by understanding: 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 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
5 A wise man is in strength, and a man of knowledge strengthens power. 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 For by guidance thou shalt make to thee war, and in the multitude of counselors salvation. 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 High things to the foolish is wisdom: in the gate he will not open his mouth. 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 He purposing to do evil for himself shall be called the master of mischief. Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer. Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.
9 The purpose of folly is sin, and he mocking, an abomination to man. 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.
10 Wilt thou be discouraged in the day of straits thy strength is narrow. If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
11 If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain; Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
12 If thou shalt say, Behold, we knew not this; will not he trying hearts, understand? and he guarding thy soul, knew? and he turned back to man according to his work. If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work? If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
13 My son, eat honey, for it is good; and the dropping of honey being sweet to thy palate. My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste. Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 So the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul if thou shalt find: and there is a latter state and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
15 Thou shalt not lay wait, O wicked one, against the dwelling of the just one; thou shalt not destroy his resting place: Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home; Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 For the just one shall fall seven times, and rise: and the unjust shall be weak in evil. for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
17 In the falling of thine enemies thou shalt not rejoice, and in his stumbling thy heart shall not exult: Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18 Lest Jehovah shall see and it be evil in his eyes, and he turn back from him his anger. lest the LORD see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him. or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
19 Thou shalt not be angry against the evil; thou shalt not envy against the unjust: Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked, Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,
20 For there shall be no latter state to the evil one: the light of the unjust shall be extinguished. for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king: thou shalt not intermingle with those changing: My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise, Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 For suddenly shall their calamity rise, and who shall make known the misfortune of them two? for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both? for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
23 Also these to the wise. To look upon the face in judgment is not good. These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good. These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
24 He saying to the unjust, Thou art just; peoples shall curse him, and nations shall curse 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 And it shall be pleasant to those reproving, and a blessing of good shall 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 shall kiss the lips turning back right words. Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips. An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it ready for thee in the field afterwards; and build thy house. 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 Thou shalt not be a witness gratuitously against thy neighbor, and deceive not with thy lips. 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 Thou shalt not say, According to what he did to me, thus will I do to him: I will turn back to the man according to his work. 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 passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart; 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 came up all of it with thorns; brambles covered its face, and the wall of its stones was overthrown. 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 And I shall see and set my heart: I looked, I took 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 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: 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 And thy poverty came going about, and thy want as a man of shield. 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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