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Proverbs 24

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Don't envy evil men or desire to be with them,

2 for their hearts plan violence, and their words stir up trouble.

3 A house is built by wisdom, and it is established by understanding;

4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.

5 A wise warrior is better than a strong one, and a man of knowledge than one of strength;

6 for you should wage war with sound guidance- victory comes with many counselors.

7 Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the gate.

8 The one who plots evil will be called a schemer.

9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to people.

10 If you do nothing in a difficult time, your strength is limited.

11 Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter.

12 If you say, "But we didn't know about this," won't He who weighs hearts consider it? Won't He who protects your life know? Won't He repay a person according to his work?

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;

14 realize that wisdom is the same for you. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will never fade.

15 Don't set an ambush, wicked man, at the camp of the righteous man; don't destroy his dwelling.

16 Though a righteous man falls seven times, he will get up, but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

17 Don't gloat when your enemy falls, and don't let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

18 or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn His wrath away from him.

19 Don't worry because of evildoers, and don't envy the wicked.

20 For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

21 My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don't associate with rebels,

22 for their destruction will come suddenly; who knows what disaster these two can bring?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

English Standard Version ESV

1 Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,

2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;

4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

5 A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might,

6 for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

8 Whoever plans to do evil will be called a schemer.

9 The devising of folly is sin, and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.

10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.

11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this, ” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?

13 My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;

16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.

17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,

18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from him.

19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked,

20 for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

21 My son, fear the Lord and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise,

22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them, and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

23 These also are sayings of the wise. Partiality in judging is not good.

24 Whoever says to the wicked, “You are in the right, ” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, and a good blessing will come upon them.

26 Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.

27 Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.

28 Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done. ”

30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

32 Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.

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

34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.