Proverbs 24

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1. 1Do not be envious of evil people, nor desire to be with them.
2. 2For their hearts plan destruction, and their lips speak of mischief.
3. 3A house is built through wisdom, and it is established by understanding.
4. 4And through knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5. 5A wise person is strong; indeed, a person of knowledge increases strength.
6. 6For with wise counsel you will wage your war, and in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
7. 7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not speak at the gate.
8. 8Anyone who plans to do evil will be known as a troublemaker.
9. 9The thought of foolishness is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.
10. 10If you falter in times of trouble, your strength is small.
11. 11If you refrain from rescuing those who are being led to death, and those who are about to be killed;
12. 12If you say, 'Look, we didn't know about this,' doesn't the one who examines the heart consider it? And doesn't the one who guards your soul know it? And won't he repay each person according to their deeds?
13. 13My son, eat honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.
14. 14In the same way, the knowledge of wisdom will be for your soul: when you find it, there will be a reward, and your hope will not be cut off.
15. 15Don't lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; don't plunder his resting place.
16. 16For a just person falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17. 17Don't rejoice when your enemy falls, and don't let your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18. 18lest the LORD see it and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19. 19Don't fret yourself because of evil people, and don't be envious of the wicked.
20. 20For there shall be no reward to the evil person; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21. 21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with those who are given to change.
22. 22For their calamity will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin of them both?
23. 23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24. 24Whoever says to the wicked, 'You are righteous' — peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him.
25. 25But those who rebuke him will find delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.
26. 26Every man will kiss his lips that gives a right answer.
27. 27Prepare your work outside, and get it ready in the field; then build your house.
28. 28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
29. 29Don't say, 'I will do to him what he did to me; I will repay the man according to his actions.'
30. 30I went by the field of the lazy person, and by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding;
31. 31and it was completely overgrown with thorns, and weeds covered its surface, and its stone wall was broken down.
32. 32I saw it and thought about it carefully; I looked at it and learned a lesson.
33. 33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest:
34. 34so your poverty will come like a traveler, and your need like an armed man.