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| Proverbs 24:1 | Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: | Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them: | Don't you be envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: | Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. |
| Proverbs 24:2 | For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. | For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble. | For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief. | For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak. |
| Proverbs 24:3 | Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; | The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong: | Through wisdom a house is built; By understanding it is established; | By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself. |
| Proverbs 24:4 | And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches. | And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things. | By knowledge the rooms are filled With all rare and beautiful treasure. | And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, [With] all precious and pleasant wealth. |
| Proverbs 24:5 | A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might | A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater. | A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength; | Mighty [is] the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power, |
| Proverbs 24:6 | For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. | For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation. | For by wise guidance you wage your war; And victory is in many advisors. | For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors. |
| Proverbs 24:7 | Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. | Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place. | Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate. | Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth. |
| Proverbs 24:8 | He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. | He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs. | One who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer. | Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts. |
| Proverbs 24:9 | The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. | The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others. | The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men. | The thought of folly [is] sin, And an abomination to man [is] a scorner. |
| Proverbs 24:10 | If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. | If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small. | If you falter in the time of trouble, Your strength is small. | Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power, |
| Proverbs 24:11 | Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. | Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction. | Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter! | If [from] delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter thou keepest back. |
| Proverbs 24:12 | If 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 work? | If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work? | If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work? | When thou sayest, `Lo, we knew not this.` Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work. |
| Proverbs 24:13 | My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: | My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste: | My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste: | Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb sweet to thy palate. |
| Proverbs 24:14 | So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off. | So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off. | So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then will there be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off. | So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off. |
| Proverbs 24:15 | Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: | Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place: | Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place: | Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place. |
| Proverbs 24:16 | For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. | For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil. | For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. | For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil. |
| Proverbs 24:17 | Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; | Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall: | Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown; | In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful, |
| Proverbs 24:18 | Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. | For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him. | Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. | Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger. |
| Proverbs 24:19 | Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked: | Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners: | Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked: | Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked, |
| Proverbs 24:20 | For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. | For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out. | For there will be no reward to the evil man; And the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out. | For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished. |
| Proverbs 24:21 | My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change: | My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions: | My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious: | Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself, |
| Proverbs 24:22 | For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it? | For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions? | For their calamity will rise suddenly; The destruction from them both who knows? | For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both who knoweth! |
| Proverbs 24:23 | These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. | These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good. | These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good. | These also are for the wise: To discern faces in judgment is not good. |
| Proverbs 24:24 | He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him: | He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations. | He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" Peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him | Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou [art] righteous,` Peoples execrate him nations abhor him. |
| Proverbs 24:25 | But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. | But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them. | But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them. | And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing. |
| Proverbs 24:26 | He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. | He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer. | An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips. | Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words. |
| Proverbs 24:27 | Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. | Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house. | Prepare your work outside. Make it ready for you in the field. Afterwards, build your house. | Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house. |
| Proverbs 24:28 | Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. | Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false. | Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips. | Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips. |
| Proverbs 24:29 | Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work. | Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work. | Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work." | Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.` |
| Proverbs 24:30 | I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; | I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; | I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding; | Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. |
| Proverbs 24:31 | And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. | And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down. | Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down. | And lo, it hath gone up all of it thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. |
| Proverbs 24:32 | Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: | Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it. | Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: | And I see I I do set my heart, I have seen I have received instruction, |
| Proverbs 24:33 | [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; | A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: | A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; | A little sleep a little slumber A little folding of the hands to lie down. |
| Proverbs 24:34 | So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. | So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man. | So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man. | And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man! |
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