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Proverbs 24
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8but deliberate in council. Death befalls uninstructed [men].
8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9The fool also dies in sins; and uncleanness [attaches] to a pestilent man.
9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10He shall be defiled in the evil day, and in the day of affliction, until he be utterly consumed.
10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
11Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not [thy help].
11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
12But if thou shouldest say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and he that formed breath for all, he knows all things, who renders to every 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?
13[My] son, eat honey, for the honeycomb is good, that thy throat may be sweetened.
13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14Thus shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul: for if thou find it, thine end shall be good, and hope shall not fail thee.
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.
15Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16For a righteous man will fall seven times, and rise [again]: but the ungodly shall be without strength in troubles.
16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, neither be elated at his overthrow.
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18For the Lord will see [it], and it will not please him, and he will turn away his wrath from him.
18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19Rejoice not in evil-doers, neither be envious of sinners.
19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20For the evil man shall have no posterity: and the light 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.
21[My] son, fear God and the king; and do not disobey either of them.
21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance [inflicted] by both? [A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for [such an one] has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whosoever shall be given up to [it] shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and devours men's bones, and burns them up as a flame, so that they are not [even] fit to be eaten by the young eagles. [My] son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.] These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease. For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men. God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy. Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children? For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him. Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar. Two things I ask of thee; take not favour from me before I die. Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth [or ] poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient: lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear [vainly ] by the name of God. Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed. A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother. A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way. A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids. A wicked generation have swords [for ] teeth and jaw-teeth [as ] knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from among men.
22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23And this thing I say to you that are wise [for you] to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24He that says of the ungodly, He is righteous, shall be cursed by peoples, and hateful among the nations.
24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25But they that reprove [him] shall appear more excellent, and blessing shall come upon them;
25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26and [men] will kiss lips that answer well.
26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
27Prepare thy works for [thy] going forth, and prepare thyself for the field; and come after me, and thou shalt rebuild thine house.
27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28Be not a false witness against thy [fellow] citizen, neither exaggerate with thy lips.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29Say not, As he has treated me, so will I treat him, and I will avenge myself on him for that wherein he has injured me.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30A foolish man is like a farm, and a senseless man is like a vineyard.
30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31If thou let him alone, he will altogether remain barren and covered with weeds; and he becomes destitute, and his stone walls are 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.
32Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.
32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33[The sluggard says], I slumber a little, and I sleepa little , and for a little while I fold my arms across [my] breast.
33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.
34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
35The horse-leech had three dearly-beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say , Enough.
35The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:
36The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough.
36The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough.
37The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonours the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
37The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
38Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
38There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
39the track of a flying eagle ; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
39The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
40Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
40Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
41By three things the earth is troubled, and the fourth it cannot bear:
41For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:
42if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
42For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
43or if a maid-servant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.
43For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
44And [there are] four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
44There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
45the ants which are weak, and [yet ] prepare [their ] food in summer;
45The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
46the rabbits also [are ] a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.
46The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
47The locusts have no king, and [yet ] march orderly at one command.
47The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
48And the eft, which supports itself by [its ] hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
48The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
49And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.
49There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:
50A lion's whelp, stronger than [all other] beasts, which turns not away, nor fears [any ] beast;
50A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
51and a cock walking in boldly among the hens, and a goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
51A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
52If thou abandon thyself to mirth, and stretch forth thine hand in a quarrel, thou shalt be disgraced.
52If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
53Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if thou wring [one's ] nostrils there shall come out blood: so if thou extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
53Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.
54My words have been spoken by God—the oracular answer of a king , whom his mother instructed.
54The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
55What wilt thou keep, my son, what? the words of God. My firstborn son, I speak to thee: what? son of my womb? what? son of my vows?
55What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
56Give not thy wealth to women, nor thy mind and living to remorse. Do all things with counsel: drink wine with counsel.
56Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
57Princes are prone to anger: let them then not drink wine:
57It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
58lest they drink, and forget wisdom, and be not able to judge the poor rightly.
58Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
59Give strong drink to those that are in sorrow, and the wine to drink to those in pain:
59Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
60that they may forget their poverty, and may not remember their troubles any more.
60Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
61Open thy mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
61Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
62Open thy mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.
62Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.