Proverbs 24:17-34 Parallel Bible Translations

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
17	בִּנְפֹ֣ל [אויביך] (אֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ‪‬) אַל־ תִּשְׂמָ֑ח וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ אַל־ יָגֵ֥ל לִבֶּֽךָ׃	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	פֶּן־ יִרְאֶ֣ה יְ֭הוָה וְרַ֣ע בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְהֵשִׁ֖יב מֵעָלָ֣יו אַפּֽוֹ׃	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	אַל־ תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־ תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃	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	כִּ֤י ׀ לֹֽא־ תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃	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	יְרָֽא־ אֶת־ יְהוָ֣ה בְּנִ֣י וָמֶ֑לֶךְ עִם־ שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים אַל־ תִּתְעָרָֽב׃	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	כִּֽי־ פִ֭תְאֹם יָק֣וּם אֵידָ֑ם וּפִ֥יד שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם מִ֣י יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ ס	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	גַּם־ אֵ֥לֶּה לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים הַֽכֵּר־ פָּנִ֖ים בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט בַּל־ טֽוֹב׃	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	אֹ֤מֵ֨ר ׀ לְרָשָׁע֮ צַדִּ֪יק אָ֥תָּה יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ עַמִּ֑ים יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ לְאֻמִּֽים׃	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	וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים יִנְעָ֑ם וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם תָּב֥וֹא בִרְכַּת־ טֽוֹב׃	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	שְׂפָתַ֥יִם יִשָּׁ֑ק מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב דְּבָרִ֥ים נְכֹחִֽים׃	Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.	An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27	הָ֘כֵ֤ן בַּח֨וּץ ׀ מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה לָ֑ךְ אַ֝חַ֗ר וּבָנִ֥יתָ בֵיתֶֽךָ׃ פ	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	אַל־ תְּהִ֣י עֵד־ חִנָּ֣ם בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃	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	אַל־ תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־ לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃	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	עַל־ שְׂדֵ֣ה אִישׁ־ עָצֵ֣ל עָבַ֑רְתִּי וְעַל־ כֶּ֝֗רֶם אָדָ֥ם חֲסַר־ לֵֽב׃	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	וְהִנֵּ֨ה עָ֘לָ֤ה כֻלּ֨וֹ ׀ קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים כָּסּ֣וּ פָנָ֣יו חֲרֻלִּ֑ים וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃	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	וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה אָ֭נֹכִֽי אָשִׁ֣ית לִבִּ֑י רָ֝אִ֗יתִי לָקַ֥חְתִּי מוּסָֽר׃	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	מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט ׀ חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃	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	וּבָֽא־ מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן׃ פ	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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