Proverbs 24

¹ Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them;

¹ Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

¹ Do not be ^(A)envious of evil men,Nor desire to ^(B)be with them;

¹ Don’t envy evil men^(A)or desire to be with them,^(B)

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

³ In wisdom, is a house builded, and, in understanding, is it established;

³ Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

^{3 (E)}By wisdom a house is built,And by understanding it is established;

³ A house is built by wisdom,^(D)and it is established by understanding;

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

⁵ A wise man, is mighty, and, a man of knowledge, becometh alert in vigour.

⁵ A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

⁵ A ^(G)wise man is ^(b)strong,And a man of knowledge ^(c)increases power.

⁵ A wise warrior is better than a strong one,^(a)and a man of knowledge than one of strength;^(b)(E)

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

⁷ Unattainable to a foolish man, are the dictates of wisdom, in the gate, he openeth not his mouth.

⁷ Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

⁷ Wisdom is ^(J)too exalted for a fool,He does not open his mouth ^(K)in the gate.

⁷ Wisdom is inaccessible to^(c) a fool;^(G)he does not open his mouth at the gate.^(H)

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

⁹ The purpose of folly, is sin, and, an abomination to mankind, is a buffoon.

⁹ The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

⁹ The ^(M)devising of folly is sin,And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

⁹ A foolish scheme is sin,and a mocker is detestable to people.

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

¹¹ Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

¹¹ If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

^{11 (O)}Deliver those who are being taken away to death,And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.

¹¹ Rescue those being taken off to death,and save those stumbling toward slaughter.^(J)

¹¹ Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good, - and droppings from the comb because they are sweet to thy palate:

¹³ My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

¹³ My son, eat ^(U)honey, for it is good,Yes, the ^(V)honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;

¹³ Eat honey,^(N) my son, for it is good,and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;^(O)

¹³ My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;

¹⁵ Do not lie in wait, thou lawless man, against the home of the righteous, - neither destroy thou his place of rest;

¹⁵ Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

^{15 (Y)}Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;Do not destroy his resting place;

¹⁵ Wicked man, don’t set an ambush,at the camp of the righteous man;^(R)don’t destroy his dwelling.

¹⁵ Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

¹⁷ When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:

¹⁷ Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

^{17 (AB)}Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

¹⁷ Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,^(U)

¹⁷ Don't rejoice when your enemy falls; don't let yourself be glad when he stumbles.

¹⁹ Burn not with vexation against evil doers, be not envious of lawless men;

¹⁹ Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

^{19 (AC)}Do not fret because of evildoersOr be ^(AD)envious of the wicked;

¹⁹ Don’t be agitated by evildoers,and don’t envy the wicked.^(V)

¹⁹ Don't be anxious about those who practice evil, and don't be envious of the wicked.

²¹ Revere thou Yahweh, my son, and the king, and, with the fickle, have thou no fellowship;

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

²¹ My son, ^(j)(AH)fear the Lord and the king;Do not associate with those who are given to change,

²¹ My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,^(Y)and don’t associate with rebels,^(d)

²¹ My son, fear both the LORD and the king, and don't keep company with rebels.

²³ These things also, concern he wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good.

²³ These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

²³ These also are ^(AJ)sayings of the wise.To ^(k)(AK)show partiality in judgment is not good.

²³ These sayings also belong to the wise:^(Z)It is not good to show partiality in judgment.^(AA)

²³ Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment.

²⁵ But, to reprovers, one should be pleasant, and, upon them, should come an excellent blessing:

²⁵ But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

²⁵ But ^(AN)to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight,And a good blessing will come upon them.

²⁵ but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and a generous blessing will come to them.

²⁵ But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.

²⁷ Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.

²⁷ Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

²⁷ Prepare your work outsideAnd ^(AO)make it ready for yourself in the field;Afterwards, then, build your house.

²⁷ Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;^(AD)afterward, build your house.

²⁷ First do your outside work, preparing your land for yourself. After that, build your house.

²⁹ Do not say - According to what he hath done to me, so, will I do to him, I will repay every one according to his work.

²⁹ Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

^{29 (AR)}Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;I will ^(m)render to the man according to his work.”

²⁹ Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”^(AF)

²⁹ Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."

³¹ And lo! there had come up all over it - thorns, there had covered the face thereof - thistles, and, the stone fence thereof, had been thrown down.

³¹ And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

³¹ And behold, it was completely ^(AT)overgrown with thistles;Its surface was covered with ^(o)(AU)nettles,And its stone ^(AV)wall was broken down.

³¹ Thistles had come up everywhere,weeds covered the ground,^(AG)and the stone wall was ruined.

³¹ There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed.

³³ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:

³³ Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

³³ “^(AW)A little sleep, a little slumber,A little folding of the hands to rest,”

³³ a little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the arms to rest,

³³ "A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!"