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Proverbs 24

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1 Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;

2 for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.

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

4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

5 The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.

6 Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.

7 Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

8 Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.

9 The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.

10 If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!

11 Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;

16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.

17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,

18 or the LORD will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.

19 Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,

20 for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

21 Fear the LORD and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,

22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?

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,” will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 hands to rest—

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

Common English Bible CEB

1 Don't envy evil people, and don't long to be with them.

2 Their hearts are focused on violence, and their lips speak of trouble.

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

4 By knowledge rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant wealth.

5 A wise person is mightier than a strong one; a knowledgeable person than a powerful one.

6 You should make war with guidance; victory comes with many counselors.

7 Wisdom is beyond foolish people. They don't open their mouths in the gate.

8 Those who plot evil will be called master schemers.

9 The scheming of fools is sin; people detest mockers.

10 If you show yourself weak on a day of distress, your strength is too small.

11 Rescue those being taken off to death; and from those staggering to the slaughter, don't hold back.

12 If you say, "Look, we didn't know about it," the one who weighs hearts—doesn't he understand? The one who protects your life—he knows. He makes people pay for their actions.

13 My child, eat honey, for it is good. The honeycomb is sweet in your mouth.

14 Know that wisdom is like that for your whole being. If you find it, there is a future. Your hope won't be cut off.

15 Wicked one, don't wait secretly at the home of the righteous. Don't destroy their dwelling.

16 The righteous may fall seven times but still get up, but the wicked will stumble into trouble.

17 When your enemies fall, don't rejoice. When they stumble, don't let your heart be glad,

18 or the LORD will see it and be displeased, and he will turn his anger from them.

19 Don't get fighting mad at evil people; don't be envious of the wicked.

20 Indeed, there is no future for the evil; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

21 Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king. Don't associate with those who are rebellious.

22 Disaster comes suddenly from them. Who can know the ruin that both can bring?

23 These are also the sayings of the wise: Partiality in judgment isn't good.

24 Those who say to the guilty, "You are innocent"— the people will curse them. Nations will condemn them.

25 But it will go well for those who rebuke them. A rich blessing will come to them.

26 Those who speak honestly are like those who kiss on the lips.

27 Get your outside work done; make preparations in the field; then you can build your house.

28 Don't be a witness against your neighbor without reason; don't deceive with your lips.

29 Don't say, "I'll do to them what they did to me. I'll pay them back for their actions."

30 I happened upon the field of a lazy person, by the vineyard of one with no sense.

31 Thorns grew all over it; weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was falling down.

32 I observed this and took it to heart; I saw it and learned a lesson.

33 "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little lying down with folded arms"—

34 and poverty will come on you like a prowler, deprivation like a man with a shield.