Proverbs 24:23-34 - More Sayings Of The Wise

²³ Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment. ²⁴ Whoever says to the wicked, "You're in the right," will be cursed by people and hated by nations. ²⁵ But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.

²⁶ A kiss on the lips that's what someone who gives an honest answer deserves.

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

²⁸ Don't testify against your neighbor without a cause, and don't lie when you speak. 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."

³⁰ I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person. ³¹ There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed. ³² As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson: ³³ "A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!" ³⁴ Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber, your need like an armed bandit.