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Proverbs 24
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Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
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King James Version · 1611
1Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant.
5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9The thought of a fool is sin: and the detractor is the abomination of men.
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10If thou lose hope, being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
11Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death, forbear not to deliver.
11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
12If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, and he shall render to a man according to his works.
12If 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 shall not he render to every man according to his works?
13Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat.
13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.
14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16For a just man shall fall seven times, and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.
16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest the Lord see, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Contend not with the wicked, nor seek to be like the ungodly.
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20For evil men have no hope of things to come, and the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.
21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment.
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25They that rebuke him shall be praised: and a blessing shall come upon them.
25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26He shall kiss the lips, who answereth right words.
26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
27Prepare thy work without, and diligently till thy ground: that afterward thou mayst build thy house.
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28Be not witness without cause against thy neighbour: and deceive not any man with thy lips.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to 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 passed by the field of the slothful man, and by the vineyard of the foolish man:
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And behold it was all filled with nettles, and thorns had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall was broken down.
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.
32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.