{"book":"Proverbs","slug":"proverbs","ch":24,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Proverbs","prev":"proverbs/23","next":"proverbs/25","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not envy wicked men"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or desire their company;"}],"h":"Do Not EnvySaying 20","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"for their hearts devise violence,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and their lips declare trouble."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"By wisdom a house is built"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and by understanding it is established;"}],"h":"Saying 21","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":4,"t":"through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"through knowledge its rooms are filled"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with every precious and beautiful treasure."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"A wise man [is] strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.","f":["LXX The wise are mightier than the strong"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"A wise man [is] strong,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a man of knowledge enhances his strength."}],"h":"Saying 22","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Only with sound guidance should you wage war,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and victory lies in a multitude of counselors."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"Wisdom [is] too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Wisdom [is] too high for a fool;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he does not open his mouth in the meeting place."}],"h":"Saying 23","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":8,"t":"He who plots evil will be called a schemer.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He who plots evil"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will be called a schemer."}],"h":"Saying 24","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"A foolish scheme is sin,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a mocker is detestable to men."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"If you faint in the day of distress, how small [is] your strength!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"If you faint in the day of distress,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"how small [is] your strength!"}],"h":"Saying 25","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Rescue those being led away to death,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"If you say,“ Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"If you say,“ Behold, we did not know about this,”"},{"style":"indent2","t":"does not He who weighs hearts consider it?"},{"style":"indent1","t":"Does not the One who guards your life know?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Eat honey, my son, for it is good,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste."}],"h":"Saying 26","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":14,"t":"Know therefore that wisdom [is sweet] to your soul. If you find it, there is a future [for you], and your hope will never be cut off.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Know therefore that wisdom [is sweet] to your soul."},{"style":"indent2","t":"If you find it, there is a future [for you],"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and your hope will never be cut off."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"Do not lie in wait, O wicked [man], near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not lie in wait, O wicked [man], near the dwelling of the righteous;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"do not destroy his resting place."}],"h":"Saying 27","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":16,"t":"For though a righteous [man] may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad [times].","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For though a righteous [man] may fall seven times, he still gets up;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the wicked stumble in bad [times]."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not gloat when your enemy falls,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,"}],"h":"Saying 28","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"or the LORD will see and disapprove,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and turn His wrath away from him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not fret over evildoers,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not be envious of the wicked."}],"h":"Saying 29","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":20,"t":"For the evil [man] has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For the evil [man] has no future;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"My son, fear the LORD and the king,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not associate with the rebellious."}],"h":"Saying 30","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":22,"t":"For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin [they] can bring?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For they will bring sudden destruction."},{"style":"indent2","t":"Who knows what ruin [they] can bring?"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"These also are sayings of the wise:"},{"style":"indent1","t":"To show partiality in judgment"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is not good."}],"h":"Further Sayings of the Wise","style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Whoever tells the guilty,“ You are innocent ”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Whoever tells the guilty,“ You are innocent ”—"},{"style":"indent2","t":"peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and rich blessing will come upon them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"An honest answer given"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is like a kiss on the lips."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":27,"t":"Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"after that, you may build your house."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":28,"t":"Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Do not testify against your neighbor without cause,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and do not deceive with your lips."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":29,"t":"Do not say,“ I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not say,“ I will do to him as he has done to me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will repay the man according to his work.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"I went past the field of a slacker"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":31,"t":"Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Thorns had grown up everywhere,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"thistles had covered the ground,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the stone wall was broken down."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":32,"t":"I observed and took [it] to heart; I looked and received instruction:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I observed and took [it] to heart;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I looked and received instruction:"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":33,"t":"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"A little sleep, a little slumber,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a little folding of the hands to rest,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":34,"t":"and poverty will come [upon you] like a robber, and need like a bandit.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"and poverty will come [upon you] like a robber,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and need like a bandit."}],"style":"indent1"}]}