Proverbs 24:1 (WEB)
Don't be envious of evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

Proverbs 24:2 (WEB)
For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.

Proverbs 24:3 (WEB)
Through wisdom a house is built; By understanding it is established;

Proverbs 24:4 (WEB)
By knowledge the rooms are filled With all rare and beautiful treasure.

Proverbs 24:5 (WEB)
A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength;

Proverbs 24:6 (WEB)
For by wise guidance you wage your war; And victory is in many advisors.

Proverbs 24:7 (WEB)
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate.

Proverbs 24:8 (WEB)
One who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer.

Proverbs 24:9 (WEB)
The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

Proverbs 24:10 (WEB)
If you falter in the time of trouble, Your strength is small.

Proverbs 24:11 (WEB)
Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

Proverbs 24:12 (WEB)
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?

Proverbs 24:13 (WEB)
My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

Proverbs 24:14 (WEB)
So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then there will be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off.

Proverbs 24:15 (WEB)
Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place:

Proverbs 24:16 (WEB)
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Proverbs 24:17 (WEB)
Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

Proverbs 24:18 (WEB)
Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

Proverbs 24:19 (WEB)
Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked:

Proverbs 24:20 (WEB)
For there will be no reward to the evil man; And the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.

Proverbs 24:21 (WEB)
My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:

Proverbs 24:22 (WEB)
For their calamity will rise suddenly; The destruction from them both--who knows?

Proverbs 24:23 (WEB)
These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

Proverbs 24:24 (WEB)
He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" Peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him--

Proverbs 24:25 (WEB)
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them.

Proverbs 24:26 (WEB)
An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips.

Proverbs 24:27 (WEB)
Prepare your work outside, And get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.

Proverbs 24:28 (WEB)
Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 24:29 (WEB)
Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Proverbs 24:30 (WEB)
I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

Proverbs 24:31 (WEB)
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 24:32 (WEB)
Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:33 (WEB)
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

Proverbs 24:34 (WEB)
So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man.
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