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Proverbs 24
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Proverbs 24 . 1
1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;TOSKProverbs 24:1
Proverbs 24 . 2
2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.TOSKProverbs 24:2
Proverbs 24 . 3
3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;TOSKProverbs 24:3
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4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.TOSKProverbs 24:4
Proverbs 24 . 5
5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.TOSKProverbs 24:5
Proverbs 24 . 6
6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.TOSKProverbs 24:6
Proverbs 24 . 7
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.TOSKProverbs 24:7
Proverbs 24 . 8
8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer.TOSKProverbs 24:8
Proverbs 24 . 9
9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.TOSKProverbs 24:9
Proverbs 24 . 10
10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!TOSKProverbs 24:10
Proverbs 24 . 11
11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.TOSKProverbs 24:11
Proverbs 24 . 12
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?TOSKProverbs 24:12
Proverbs 24 . 13
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:13
Proverbs 24 . 14
14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:14
Proverbs 24 . 15
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:15
Proverbs 24 . 16
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:16
Proverbs 24 . 17
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:17
Proverbs 24 . 18
18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:18
Proverbs 24 . 19
19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:19
Proverbs 24 . 20
20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:20
Proverbs 24 . 21
21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:21
Proverbs 24 . 22
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?CProverbs 24:13-22TOSKProverbs 24:22
Proverbs 24 . 23
23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.TOSKProverbs 24:23
Proverbs 24 . 24
24 Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;TOSKProverbs 24:24
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25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.TOSKProverbs 24:25
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26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.TOSKProverbs 24:26
Proverbs 24 . 27
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.TOSKProverbs 24:27
Proverbs 24 . 28
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.TOSKProverbs 24:28
Proverbs 24 . 29
29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”TOSKProverbs 24:29
Proverbs 24 . 30
30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.TOSKProverbs 24:30
Proverbs 24 . 31
31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.TOSKProverbs 24:31
Proverbs 24 . 32
32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:TOSKProverbs 24:32
Proverbs 24 . 33
33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,TOSKProverbs 24:33
Proverbs 24 . 34
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.TOSKProverbs 24:34