Thematic Bible
Proverbs 24:1 (show verse)
Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.
Proverbs 24:2 (show verse)
For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.
Proverbs 24:3 (show verse)
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.
Proverbs 24:4 (show verse)
And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.
Proverbs 24:5 (show verse)
The warrior of wisdom [is] in strength, and a man of knowledge is strong [in] power.
Proverbs 24:6 (show verse)
For with wise guidance you shall make war for yourself, and victory [is] in an abundance of counsel.
Proverbs 24:7 (show verse)
Wisdom [is too] high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.
Proverbs 24:8 (show verse)
He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."
Proverbs 24:9 (show verse)
Devising folly [is] a sin, and an abomination to humankind [is] a scoffer.
Proverbs 24:10 (show verse)
[If] you faint on the day of adversity, little [is] your strength.
Proverbs 24:11 (show verse)
Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,
Proverbs 24:12 (show verse)
if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive [it]? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.
Proverbs 24:13 (show verse)
My child, eat honey, for [it is] good, and the dripping of the honeycomb [is] sweet to your taste.
Proverbs 24:14 (show verse)
Thus know wisdom for [the sake of] your soul, if you find [it], then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:15 (show verse)
Do not lie in wait [like] an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence [to] his dwelling place.
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Proverbs 24:16 (show verse)
For seven [times] the righteous will fall, but he will rise, but the wicked will be overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 24:17 (show verse)
While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad
Proverbs 24:18 (show verse)
lest Yahweh see and [it] be evil in his eyes, and turn his anger away from him.
No Themes for this verse.
Proverbs 24:19 (show verse)
Do not fret because of the evildoers; do not envy the wicked.
Proverbs 24:20 (show verse)
For there will not be a future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will die out.
Proverbs 24:21 (show verse)
Fear Yahweh, my son, and the king; with those who change, do not associate.
Proverbs 24:22 (show verse)
For suddenly their disaster will come, and the ruin of {both of them}, who knows?
Proverbs 24:23 (show verse)
These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good.
Proverbs 24:24 (show verse)
Whoever says to the guilty, "You are righteous," the people will curse him; the nations will abhor him.
Proverbs 24:25 (show verse)
But they who rebuke will have delight, and upon them blessings of goodness will come.
Proverbs 24:26 (show verse)
He will kiss [the] lips, he who gives an honest answer.
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Proverbs 24:27 (show verse)
Prepare your work in the street and get it ready for yourself in the field; afterward, then you shall build your house.
Proverbs 24:28 (show verse)
Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.
Proverbs 24:29 (show verse)
Do not say, "Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed."
Proverbs 24:30 (show verse)
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
Proverbs 24:31 (show verse)
and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down.
Proverbs 24:32 (show verse)
Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction:
Proverbs 24:33 (show verse)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest,
Proverbs 24:34 (show verse)
and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.