Proverbs 24:1-9

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.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Gk Compare Syr Tg: Heb [A wise man is strength]
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