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| Proverbs 24:1 | Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; | 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: | Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. |
| Proverbs 24:2 | for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. | 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 heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. |
| Proverbs 24:3 | Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established; | 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 is a house built; and by understanding it is established: |
| Proverbs 24:4 | and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance. | 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. | And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. |
| Proverbs 24:5 | A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. | 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 is strong; and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. |
| Proverbs 24:6 | For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. | 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 counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors there is safety. |
| Proverbs 24:7 | Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate. | 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 openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
| Proverbs 24:8 | He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues. | 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. | He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. |
| Proverbs 24:9 | The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men. | 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 thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. |
| Proverbs 24:10 | [If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small. | 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 thou faintest in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. |
| Proverbs 24:11 | Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter. | 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. | If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain; |
| Proverbs 24:12 | If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work. | 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 thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and will not he render to every man according to his works? |
| Proverbs 24:13 | Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste: | 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 thou honey, because it is good; and the honey-comb, which is sweet to thy taste: |
| Proverbs 24:14 | so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off. | 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 shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. |
| Proverbs 24:15 | Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place. | 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: | Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place: |
| Proverbs 24:16 | For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster. | 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 just man falleth seven times, and riseth again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. |
| Proverbs 24:17 | Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth; | 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: | Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth: |
| Proverbs 24:18 | lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him. | 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 the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. |
| Proverbs 24:19 | Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked: | 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: | Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; |
| Proverbs 24:20 | for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. | 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 shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be extinguished. |
| Proverbs 24:21 | My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change. | 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 thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: |
| Proverbs 24:22 | For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? | 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 shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? |
| Proverbs 24:23 | These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. | 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 things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. |
| Proverbs 24:24 | He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him; | 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 that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: |
| Proverbs 24:25 | but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them. | 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 to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. |
| Proverbs 24:26 | He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer. | He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. | He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer. | Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. |
| Proverbs 24:27 | Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house. | 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 thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thy house. |
| Proverbs 24:28 | Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips? | 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. | Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not 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 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. | Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. |
| Proverbs 24:30 | I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding; | 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 slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
| Proverbs 24:31 | and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down. | 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. | And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down. |
| Proverbs 24:32 | Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction: | 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 it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. |
| Proverbs 24:33 | A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! | [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: | Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: |
| Proverbs 24:34 | So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. | 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 thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man. |
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