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Proverbs 24 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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CHAPTER 24
Do Not Envy Evil Men
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1 Do not be envious of evil men,
​​Nor desire to be with them;
2 ​​For their heart devises violence,
​​And their lips talk of troublemaking.
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3 ​​Through wisdom a house is built,
​​And by understanding it is established;
4 ​​By knowledge the rooms are filled
​​With all precious and pleasant riches.
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5 ​​A wise man is strong,
​​Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 ​​For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
​​And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
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7 ​​Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
​​He does not open his mouth in the gate.
​
8 ​​He who plots to do evil
​​Will be called a schemer.
9 ​​The devising of foolishness is sin,
​​And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
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10 ​​If you faint in the day of adversity,
​​Your strength is small.
​
11 ​​Deliver those who are drawn toward death,
​​And hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.
12 ​​If you say, “Surely we did not know this,”
​​Does not He who weighs the hearts consider it?
​​He who keeps your soul, does He not know it?
​​And will He not render to each man according to his deeds?
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13 ​​My son, eat honey because it is good,
​​And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 ​​So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
​​If you have found it, there is a prospect,
​​And your hope will not be cut off.
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15 ​​Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
​​Do not plunder his resting place;
16 ​​For a righteous man may fall seven times
​​And rise again,
​​But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
​
17 ​​Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
​​And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
18 ​​Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him,
​​And He turn away His wrath from him.
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19 ​​Do not fret because of evildoers,
​​Nor be envious of the wicked;
20 ​​For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
​​The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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21 ​​My son, fear the LORD and the king;
​​Do not associate with those given to change;
22 ​​For their calamity will rise suddenly,
​​And who knows the ruin those two can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
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23 These things also belong to the wise:
​​It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
24 ​​He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
​​Him the people will curse;
​​Nations will abhor him.
25 ​​But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
​​And a good blessing will come upon them.
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26 ​​He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
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27 ​​Prepare your outside work,
​​Make it fit for yourself in the field;
​​And afterward build your house.
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28 ​​Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
​​For would you deceive[fn] with your lips?
29 ​​Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
​​I will render to the man according to his work.”
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30 ​​I went by the field of the lazy man,
​​And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31 ​​And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
​​Its surface was covered with nettles;
​​Its stone wall was broken down.
32 ​​When I saw it, I considered it well;
​​I looked on it and received instruction:
33 ​​A little sleep, a little slumber,
​​A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 ​​So shall your poverty come like a prowler,
​​And your need like an armed man.
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NKJV Footnotes
Septuagint and Vulgate read Do not deceive.
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