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Proverbs 24
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
KJV
King James Version · 1611
1Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.
1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3By wisdom is a house builded, And by understanding it establisheth itself.
3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, <FI>With<Fi> all precious and pleasant wealth.
4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5Mighty <FI>is<Fi> the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,
5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.
6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom <FI>is<Fi> high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8Whoso is devising to do evil, Him they call a master of wicked thoughts.
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9The thought of folly <FI>is<Fi> sin, And an abomination to man <FI>is<Fi> a scorner.
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10Thou hast shewed thyself weak in a day of adversity, Straitened is thy power,
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
11If <FI>from<Fi> delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter--thou keepest back.
11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
12When thou sayest, `Lo, we knew not this.' Is not the Ponderer of hearts He who understandeth? And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.
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 my son, honey that <FI>is<Fi> good, And the honeycomb--sweet to thy palate.
13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14So <FI>is<Fi> the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.
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.
15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16For seven <FI>times<Fi> doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.
16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18Lest Jehovah see, and <FI>it be<Fi> evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.
18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,
21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both--who knoweth!
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23These also are for the wise: --To discern faces in judgment is not good.
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24Whoso is saying to the wicked, `Thou <FI>art<Fi> righteous,' Peoples execrate him--nations abhor him.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.
25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.
26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
27Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each 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.
30Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And lo, it hath gone up--all of it--thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been 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.
32And I see--I--I do set my heart, I have seen--I have received instruction,
32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.