Proverbs 24
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Proverbs 24
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Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them: | Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: |
For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble. | For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. |
The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong: | Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; |
And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things. | And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches. |
A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater. | A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might |
For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation. | For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place. | Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs. | He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. |
The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others. | The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. |
If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small. | If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. |
Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction. | Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. |
If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work? | If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work? |
My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: | My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: |
So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. | So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off. |
Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: | Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: |
For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil. | For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. |
Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall: | Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; |
For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him. | Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. |
Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners: | Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked: |
For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out. | For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions: | My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change: |
For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions? | For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it? |
These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good. | These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. |
He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations. | He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him: |
But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them. | But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. |
He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer. | He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. |
Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house. | Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. |
Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false. | Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. |
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work. | Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work. |
I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; | I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down. | And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. |
Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it. | Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: |
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: | [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; |
So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man. | So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. |