Parallel Bible results for "proverbs 24:23-34"

Proverbs 24:23-34

23 These [sayings] also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- people will curse him, and tribes will denounce him;

24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a generous blessing will come to them.

25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.

26 He who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.

26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

27 Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterwards, build your house.

27 Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

28 Don't testify against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause— would you use your lips to mislead?

29 Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me; I'll repay the man for what he has done."

29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

30 I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.

30 I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

31 Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

31 thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

32 I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:

32 I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:

33 a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,

33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

34 and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

34 and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.