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Proverbs 24:15

Proverbs chapter 24 · verse 15 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

Context

v.14So 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.

v.15This passage

v.16For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 32:18

    And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

  • Acts 25:3

    asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.

  • Matthew 26:4

    and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

  • 1 Samuel 9:11

    As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

  • Proverbs 22:28

    Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

  • Acts 23:16

    But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.