<h3>Do Not Envy</h3><h3>Saying 20</h3>24 <poetry>Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;</poetry> 2 <poetry>for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.</poetry> <h3>Saying 21</h3> 3 <poetry>By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;</poetry> 4 <poetry>through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.</poetry> <h3>Saying 22</h3> 5 <poetry>A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.</poetry> 6 <poetry>Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.</poetry> <h3>Saying 23</h3> 7 <poetry>Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.</poetry> <h3>Saying 24</h3> 8 <poetry>He who plots evil will be called a schemer.</poetry> 9 <poetry>A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.</poetry> <h3>Saying 25</h3> 10 <poetry>If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!</poetry> 11 <poetry>Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.</poetry> 12 <poetry>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?</poetry> <h3>Saying 26</h3> 13 <poetry>Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.</poetry> 14 <poetry>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.</poetry> <h3>Saying 27</h3> 15 <poetry>Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.</poetry> 16 <poetry>For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.</poetry> <h3>Saying 28</h3> 17 <poetry>Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,</poetry> 18 <poetry>or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.</poetry> <h3>Saying 29</h3> 19 <poetry>Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.</poetry> 20 <poetry>For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.</poetry> <h3>Saying 30</h3> 21 <poetry>My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.</poetry> 22 <poetry>For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?</poetry> <h3>Further Sayings of the Wise</h3> 23 These also are sayings of the wise:<poetry>To show partiality in judgment</poetry><poetry>is not good.</poetry> 24 <poetry>Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;</poetry> 25 <poetry>but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.</poetry> 26 <poetry>An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.</poetry> 27 <poetry>Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.</poetry> 28 <poetry>Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.</poetry> 29 <poetry>Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”</poetry> 30 <poetry>I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.</poetry> 31 <poetry>Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.</poetry> 32 <poetry>I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:</poetry> 33 <poetry>A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,</poetry> 34 <poetry>and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.</poetry>

Proverbs 24:1

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.

Proverbs 24:2

Proverbs 24:3

By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.

Proverbs 24:4

Proverbs 24:5

A wise man is strong,<ft>1</ft> and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Proverbs 24:6

Proverbs 24:7

Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

Proverbs 24:8

He who plots evil will be called a schemer.

A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.

Proverbs 24:9

Proverbs 24:10

If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!

Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.

Proverbs 24:11

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?

Proverbs 24:12

Proverbs 24:13

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

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.

Proverbs 24:14

Proverbs 24:15

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

Proverbs 24:16

Proverbs 24:17

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him.

Proverbs 24:18

Proverbs 24:19

Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.

For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Proverbs 24:20

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.

For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?

Proverbs 24:22

Proverbs 24:23

These also are sayings of the wise:<poetry>To show partiality in judgment</poetry><poetry>is not good.</poetry>

Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

Proverbs 24:24

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Proverbs 24:25

An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips.

Proverbs 24:26

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

Proverbs 24:27

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Proverbs 24:28

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Proverbs 24:29

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Proverbs 24:30

Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 24:31

I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:32

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 24:33

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 24:34

 1 Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; 2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. 5 A wise man is strong,  and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. 6 Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place. 8 He who plots evil will be called a schemer. 9 A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men. 10 If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength! 11 Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. 12 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? 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. 14 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. 15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. 16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times. 17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, 18 or the LORD will see and disapprove, and turn His wrath away from him. 19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. 20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. 21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious. 22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring? 23 These also are sayings of the wise:To show partiality in judgmentis not good. 24 Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; 25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them. 26 An honest answer given is like a kiss on the lips. 27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. 28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.” 30 I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. 31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

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