Proverbs 24:1-9 ▼

1 Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,

2 because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.

3 By wisdom a house is built; it is made secure through understanding.

4 By knowledge its rooms are furnished with all sorts of expensive and beautiful goods.

5 A wise man is strong, and a knowledgeable man grows in strength.

6 For through wise counsel you will wage your war, and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.

7 Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

8 The person who plans on doing evil will be called a schemer.

9 To devise folly is sin, and people detest a scoffer.