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Proverbs 24

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1 Do not envy the wicked, nor desire to be with them;

2 for their minds devise violence, and their lips talk of mischief.

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 Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones, and those who have knowledge than those who have strength;

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

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

8 Whoever plans to do evil will be called a mischief-maker.

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

10 If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength being small;

11 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death, those who go staggering to the slaughter;

12 if you say, "Look, 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 all according to their deeds?

13 My child, 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, you will find a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live;

16 for though they fall seven times, they will rise again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

17 Do not rejoice when your enemies fall, and do not let your heart be glad when they stumble,

18 or else the Lord will see it and be displeased, and turn away his anger from them.

19 Do not fret because of evildoers. Do not envy the wicked;

20 for the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will go out.

21 My child, fear the Lord and the king, and do not disobey either of them;

22 for disaster comes from them suddenly, and who knows the ruin that both can bring?

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

24 Whoever says to the wicked, "You are innocent," 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 One who gives an honest answer gives a kiss on the lips.

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

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

29 Do not say, "I will do to others as they have done to me; I will pay them back for what they have done."

30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy, by the vineyard of a stupid person;

31 and see, 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 warrior.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Don't envy bad people; don't even want to be around them.

2 All they think about is causing a disturbance; all they talk about is making trouble.

3 It takes wisdom to build a house, and understanding to set it on a firm foundation;

4 It takes knowledge to furnish its rooms with fine furniture and beautiful draperies.

5 It's better to be wise than strong; intelligence outranks muscle any day.

6 Strategic planning is the key to warfare; to win, you need a lot of good counsel.

7 Wise conversation is way over the head of fools; in a serious discussion they haven't a clue.

8 The person who's always cooking up some evil soon gets a reputation as prince of rogues.

9 Fools incubate sin; cynics desecrate beauty. Rescue the Perishing

10 If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn't much to you in the first place.

11 Rescue the perishing; don't hesitate to step in and help.

12 If you say, "Hey, that's none of my business," will that get you off the hook? Someone is watching you closely, you know - Someone not impressed with weak excuses.

13 Eat honey, dear child - it's good for you - and delicacies that melt in your mouth.

14 Likewise knowledge, and wisdom for your soul - Get that and your future's secured, your hope is on solid rock.

15 Don't interfere with good people's lives; don't try to get the best of them.

16 No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don't stay down long; Soon they're up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces.

17 Don't laugh when your enemy falls; don't crow over his collapse.

18 God might see, and become very provoked, and then take pity on his plight.

19 Don't bother your head with braggarts or wish you could succeed like the wicked.

20 Those people have no future at all; they're headed down a dead-end street.

21 Fear God, dear child - respect your leaders; don't be defiant or mutinous.

22 Without warning your life can turn upside-down, and who knows how or when it might happen?

23 It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice.

24 Whoever whitewashes the wicked gets a black mark in the history books,

25 But whoever exposes the wicked will be thanked and rewarded.

26 An honest answer is like a warm hug.

27 First plant your fields; then build your barn.

28 Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs - no slander or gossip, please.

29 Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me. I'll make you pay for what you did!"

30 One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a lout;

31 They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down.

32 I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:

33 "A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy - do you know what comes next?

34 Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"