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Proverbs 24
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
1Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
1Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
2For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
2for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
3Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
4And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
4and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
5A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
6For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.
8He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.
9The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
9The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
10[If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.
11Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
11Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
12If 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?
12If 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.
13My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
14So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
14so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
15Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
16For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
16For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.
17Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
18lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.
19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:
20For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
20for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
21My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.
22For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
23These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;
25But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
25but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
26He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
26He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.
27Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
27Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
28Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?
29Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
30I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
30I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
31And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
31and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
32Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
32Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction: