Proverbs 24 — JPSTN
24Verse 1Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them.Verse 2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.Verse 3Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established;Verse 4And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches.Verse 5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.Verse 6For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.Verse 7Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals; he openeth not his mouth in the gate.Verse 8He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.Verse 9The thought of foolishness is sin; and the scorner is an abomination to men.Verse 10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small indeed.Verse 11Deliver them that are drawn unto death; and those that are ready to be slain wilt thou forbear to rescue?Verse 12If thou sayest: 'Behold, we knew not this', doth not He that weigheth the hearts consider it? And He that keepeth thy soul, doth not He know it? And shall not He render to every man according to his works?Verse 13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to thy taste;Verse 14So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.Verse 15Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;Verse 16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.Verse 17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;Verse 18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.Verse 19Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;Verse 20For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.Verse 21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;Verse 22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin from them both?Verse 23These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.Verse 24He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;Verse 25But to them that decide justly shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.Verse 26He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.Verse 27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house.Verse 28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.Verse 29Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'Verse 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;Verse 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thistles, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.Verse 32Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction.Verse 33'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —Verse 34So shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.