Proverbs 24

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Proverbs 24

Precepts and Warnings

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

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For their ^(a)minds devise ^(C)violence,
And their lips ^(D)talk of trouble.

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

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And by knowledge the rooms are ^(F)filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.

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

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For ^(H)by wise guidance you will ^(d)wage war,
And ^(I)in abundance of counselors there is victory.

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

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One who ^(L)plans to do evil,
Men will call a ^(e)schemer.

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

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If you ^(N)are slack in the day of distress,
Your strength is limited.

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

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If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not ^(P)consider it ^(Q)who weighs the hearts?
And ^(R)does He not know it who ^(S)keeps your soul?
And will He not ^(f)^(T)render to man according to his work?

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

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Know that ^(W)wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a ^(g)^(X)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

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

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For a ^(Z)righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the ^(AA)wicked stumble in time of calamity.

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

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Or the Lord will see it and ^(h)be displeased,
And turn His anger away from him.

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^(AC)Do not fret because of evildoers
Or be ^(AD)envious of the wicked;

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For ^(AE)there will be no ⁽ⁱ⁾^(AF)future for the evil man;
The ^(AG)lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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

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For their ^(AI)calamity will rise suddenly,
And who knows the ruin that comes from both of them?

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

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He ^(AL)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
^(AM)Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;

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

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He kisses the lips
Who gives ^(l)a right answer.

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

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Do not be a ^(AP)witness against your neighbor without cause,
And ^(AQ)do not deceive with your lips.

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^(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.”

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I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man ^(AS)lacking ⁽ⁿ⁾sense,

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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.

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When I saw, I ^(p)reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.

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

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Then your poverty will come as ^(q)a robber
And your want like ^(r)an armed man.

Footnotes:

a. Proverbs 24:2: ['Lit ', hearts]

b. Proverbs 24:5: ['Lit ', in strength]

c. Proverbs 24:5: ['Lit ', strengthens power]

d. Proverbs 24:6: ['Lit ', make battle for yourself]

e. Proverbs 24:8: ['Or ', deviser of evil]

f. Proverbs 24:12: ['Lit ', bring back]

g. Proverbs 24:14: ['Lit ', latter end]

h. Proverbs 24:18: ['Lit it ', is evil in His eyes]

i. Proverbs 24:20: ['Lit ', latter end]

j. Proverbs 24:21: ['Or ', reverence]

k. Proverbs 24:23: ['Lit ', regard the face]

l. Proverbs 24:26: ['Or ', an honest]

m. Proverbs 24:29: ['Lit ', bring back]

n. Proverbs 24:30: ['Lit ', heart]

o. Proverbs 24:31: ['I.e. a kind of weed']

p. Proverbs 24:32: ['Lit ', set my heart]

q. Proverbs 24:34: ['Or ', a vagabond, '; lit ', one who walks]

r. Proverbs 24:34: ['Lit ', a man with a shield]

Cross references:

A. Proverbs 24:1: Psalm 37:1; Proverbs 3:31; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:19

B. Proverbs 24:1: Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 1:15

C. Proverbs 24:2: Isaiah 30:12; Jeremiah 22:17

D. Proverbs 24:2: Job 15:35; Psalm 10:7; Psalm 38:12

E. Proverbs 24:3: Proverbs 9:1; Proverbs 14:1

F. Proverbs 24:4: Proverbs 8:21

G. Proverbs 24:5: Proverbs 21:22

H. Proverbs 24:6: Proverbs 20:18

I. Proverbs 24:6: Proverbs 11:14

J. Proverbs 24:7: Psalm 10:5; Proverbs 14:6; Proverbs 17:16

K. Proverbs 24:7: Job 5:4; Psalm 127:5

L. Proverbs 24:8: Proverbs 6:14; Proverbs 14:22; Romans 1:30

M. Proverbs 24:9: Matthew 15:19; Acts 8:22

N. Proverbs 24:10: Deuteronomy 20:8; Job 4:5; Jeremiah 51:46; Hebrews 12:3

O. Proverbs 24:11: Psalm 82:4; Isaiah 58:6; Isaiah 58:7

Q. Proverbs 24:12: 1 Samuel 16:7; Proverbs 21:2

R. Proverbs 24:12: Psalm 94:9-11

S. Proverbs 24:12: Psalm 121:3-8

T. Proverbs 24:12: Job 34:11; Proverbs 12:14

U. Proverbs 24:13: Psalm 19:10; Psalm 119:103; Proverbs 25:16; Song of Solomon 5:1

V. Proverbs 24:13: Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 27:7; Song of Solomon 4:11

W. Proverbs 24:14: Proverbs 2:10

X. Proverbs 24:14: Proverbs 23:18

Y. Proverbs 24:15: Psalm 10:9; Psalm 10:10

Z. Proverbs 24:16: Job 5:19; Psalm 37:24; Micah 7:8

AA. Proverbs 24:16: Proverbs 6:15; Proverbs 14:32; Proverbs 24:22; Jeremiah 18:17

AB. Proverbs 24:17: Job 31:29; Psalm 35:15; Psalm 35:19; Proverbs 17:5; Obadiah 1:12

AC. Proverbs 24:19: Psalm 37:1

AD. Proverbs 24:19: Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1

AE. Proverbs 24:20: Job 15:31

AF. Proverbs 24:20: Proverbs 23:18

AG. Proverbs 24:20: Job 18:5; Job 18:6; Job 21:17; Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 20:20

AH. Proverbs 24:21: Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:17

AI. Proverbs 24:22: Proverbs 24:16

AJ. Proverbs 24:23: Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 22:17

AK. Proverbs 24:23: Proverbs 18:5; Proverbs 28:21

AL. Proverbs 24:24: Proverbs 17:15; Isaiah 5:23

AM. Proverbs 24:24: Proverbs 11:26

AN. Proverbs 24:25: Proverbs 28:23

AO. Proverbs 24:27: Proverbs 27:23-27

AP. Proverbs 24:28: Proverbs 25:18

AQ. Proverbs 24:28: Leviticus 6:2; Leviticus 6:3; Leviticus 19:11; Ephesians 4:25

AR. Proverbs 24:29: Proverbs 20:22; Matthew 5:39; Romans 12:17

AS. Proverbs 24:30: Proverbs 6:32

AT. Proverbs 24:31: Genesis 3:18

AU. Proverbs 24:31: Job 30:7

AV. Proverbs 24:31: Isaiah 5:5

AW. Proverbs 24:33: Proverbs 6:10