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Proverbs 24
GOD’S WORD Translation
Proverbs 24
GOD’S WORD Translation
24 Do not envy evil people
or wish you were with them,
2 because their minds plot violence,
and their lips talk trouble.
3 With wisdom a house is built.
With understanding it is established.
4 With knowledge its rooms are filled
with every kind of riches, both precious and pleasant.
5 A strong man knows how to use his strength,
but a person with knowledge is even more powerful.
6 After all, with the right strategy you can wage war,
and with many advisers there is victory.
7 Matters of wisdom are beyond the grasp of a stubborn fool.
At the city gate he does not open his mouth.
8 Whoever plans to do evil will be known as a schemer.
9 Foolish scheming is sinful,
and a mocker is disgusting to everyone.
10 If you faint in a crisis, you are weak.
11 Rescue captives condemned to death,
and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
12 When you say, “We didn’t know this,”
won’t the one who weighs hearts take note of it?
Won’t the one who guards your soul know it?
Won’t he pay back people for what they do?
13 Eat honey, my son, because it is good.
Honey that flows from the honeycomb tastes sweet.
14 The knowledge of wisdom is like that for your soul.
If you find it, then there is a future,
and your hope will never be cut off.
15 You wicked one,
do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person.
Do not rob his house.
16 A righteous person may fall seven times, but he gets up again.
However, in a disaster wicked people fall.
17 Do not be happy when your enemy falls,
and do not feel glad when he stumbles.
18 The Lord will see it, he won’t like it,
and he will turn his anger away from that person.
19 Do not get overly upset with evildoers.
Do not envy wicked people,
20 because an evil person has no future,
and the lamps of wicked people will be snuffed out.
21 Fear the Lord, my son.
Fear the king as well.
Do not associate with those who always insist upon change,
22 because disaster will come to them suddenly.
Who knows what misery both may bring?
Learning from Wise People
23 These also are the sayings of wise people:
Showing partiality as a judge is not good.
24 Whoever says to a guilty person, “You are innocent,”
will be cursed by people and condemned by nations.
25 But people will be pleased with those who convict a guilty person,
and a great blessing will come to them.
26 Giving a straight answer is ⌞like⌟ a kiss on the lips.
27 Prepare your work outside,
and get things ready for yourself in the field.
Afterwards, build your house.
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without a reason,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say,
“I’ll treat him as he treated me.
I’ll pay him back for what he has done to me.”
30 I passed by a lazy person’s field,
the vineyard belonging to a person without sense.
31 I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles.
The ground was covered with weeds,
and its stone fence was torn down.
32 When I observed ⌞this⌟, I took it to heart.
I saw it and learned my lesson.
33 “Just a little sleep,
just a little slumber,
just a little nap.”
34 Then your poverty will come like a drifter,
and your need will come like a bandit.
Proverbs 24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 24
English Standard Version
24 Be not (A)envious of evil men,
nor desire to be (B)with them,
2 for their hearts (C)devise violence,
and their lips (D)talk of trouble.
3 By (E)wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all (F)precious and pleasant riches.
5 (G)A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
6 for by (H)wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in (I)abundance of counselors there is victory.
7 Wisdom is (J)too high for a fool;
in (K)the gate he does not open his mouth.
8 Whoever (L)plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9 (M)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
and (N)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
10 If you (O)faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
11 (P)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
(Q)does not he who (R)weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who (S)keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man (T)according to his work?
13 My son, (U)eat honey, for it is good,
and (V)the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be (W)a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
15 (X)Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
16 (Y)for the righteous falls (Z)seven times and rises again,
but (AA)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
17 (AB)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
19 (AC)Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not (AD)envious of the wicked,
20 for the evil man has no (AE)future;
(AF)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 My son, (AG)fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of (AH)the wise.
(AI)Partiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever (AJ)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
(AK)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
26 Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
27 (AL)Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
28 (AM)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, (AN)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
30 (AO)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man (AP)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone (AQ)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (AR)considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 (AS)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 want like an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
Proverbs 24
King James Version
Proverbs 24
King James Version
24 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
12 If 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 thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14 So 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.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbios 24
Reina-Valera 1960
Proverbios 24
Reina-Valera 1960
24 No tengas envidia de los hombres malos,
Ni desees estar con ellos;
2 Porque su corazón piensa en robar,
E iniquidad hablan sus labios.
3 Con sabiduría se edificará la casa,
Y con prudencia se afirmará;
4 Y con ciencia se llenarán las cámaras
De todo bien preciado y agradable.
5 El hombre sabio es fuerte,
Y de pujante vigor el hombre docto.
6 Porque con ingenio harás la guerra,
Y en la multitud de consejeros está la victoria.
7 Alta está para el insensato la sabiduría;
En la puerta no abrirá él su boca.
8 Al que piensa hacer el mal,
Le llamarán hombre de malos pensamientos.
9 El pensamiento del necio es pecado,
Y abominación a los hombres el escarnecedor.
10 Si fueres flojo en el día de trabajo,
Tu fuerza será reducida.
11 Libra a los que son llevados a la muerte;
Salva a los que están en peligro de muerte.
12 Porque si dijeres: Ciertamente no lo supimos,
¿Acaso no lo entenderá el que pesa los corazones?
El que mira por tu alma, él lo conocerá,
Y dará al hombre según sus obras.
13 Come, hijo mío, de la miel, porque es buena,
Y el panal es dulce a tu paladar.
14 Así será a tu alma el conocimiento de la sabiduría;
Si la hallares tendrás recompensa,
Y al fin tu esperanza no será cortada.
15 Oh impío, no aceches la tienda del justo,
No saquees su cámara;
16 Porque siete veces cae el justo, y vuelve a levantarse;
Mas los impíos caerán en el mal.
17 Cuando cayere tu enemigo, no te regocijes,
Y cuando tropezare, no se alegre tu corazón;
18 No sea que Jehová lo mire, y le desagrade,
Y aparte de sobre él su enojo.
19 No te entremetas con los malignos,
Ni tengas envidia de los impíos;
20 Porque para el malo no habrá buen fin,
Y la lámpara de los impíos será apagada.
21 Teme a Jehová, hijo mío, y al rey;
No te entremetas con los veleidosos;
22 Porque su quebrantamiento vendrá de repente;
Y el quebrantamiento de ambos,
¿quién lo comprende?
23 También estos son dichos de los sabios:
Hacer acepción de personas en el juicio no es bueno.
24 El que dijere al malo: Justo eres,
Los pueblos lo maldecirán, y le detestarán las naciones;
25 Mas los que lo reprendieren tendrán felicidad,
Y sobre ellos vendrá gran bendición.
26 Besados serán los labios
Del que responde palabras rectas.
27 Prepara tus labores fuera,
Y disponlas en tus campos,
Y después edificarás tu casa.
28 No seas sin causa testigo contra tu prójimo,
Y no lisonjees con tus labios.
29 No digas: Como me hizo, así le haré;
Daré el pago al hombre según su obra.
30 Pasé junto al campo del hombre perezoso,
Y junto a la viña del hombre falto de entendimiento;
31 Y he aquí que por toda ella habían crecido los espinos,
Ortigas habían ya cubierto su faz,
Y su cerca de piedra estaba ya destruida.
32 Miré, y lo puse en mi corazón;
Lo vi, y tomé consejo.
33 Un poco de sueño, cabeceando otro poco,
Poniendo mano sobre mano otro poco para dormir;
34 Así vendrá como caminante tu necesidad,
Y tu pobreza como hombre armado.(A)
Притчи 24
Russian Synodal Version
Притчи 24
Russian Synodal Version
24 Не ревнуй злым людям и не желай быть с ними,
2 потому что о насилии помышляет сердце их, и о злом говорят уста их.
3 Мудростью устрояется дом и разумом утверждается,
4 и с уменьем внутренности его наполняются всяким драгоценным и прекрасным имуществом.
5 Человек мудрый силен, и человек разумный укрепляет силу свою.
6 Поэтому с обдуманностью веди войну твою, и успех [будет] при множестве совещаний.
7 Для глупого слишком высока мудрость; у ворот не откроет он уст своих.
8 Кто замышляет сделать зло, того называют злоумышленником.
9 Помысл глупости--грех, и кощунник--мерзость для людей.
10 Если ты в день бедствия оказался слабым, то бедна сила твоя.
11 Спасай взятых на смерть, и неужели откажешься от обреченных на убиение?
12 Скажешь ли: 'вот, мы не знали этого'? А Испытующий сердца разве не знает? Наблюдающий над душею твоею знает это, и воздаст человеку по делам его.
13 Ешь, сын мой, мед, потому что он приятен, и сот, который сладок для гортани твоей:
14 таково и познание мудрости для души твоей. Если ты нашел [ее], то есть будущность, и надежда твоя не потеряна.
15 Не злоумышляй, нечестивый, против жилища праведника, не опустошай места покоя его,
16 ибо семь раз упадет праведник, и встанет; а нечестивые впадут в погибель.
17 Не радуйся, когда упадет враг твой, и да не веселится сердце твое, когда он споткнется.
18 Иначе, увидит Господь, и неугодно будет это в очах Его, и Он отвратит от него гнев Свой.
19 Не негодуй на злодеев и не завидуй нечестивым,
20 потому что злой не имеет будущности, --светильник нечестивых угаснет.
21 Бойся, сын мой, Господа и царя; с мятежниками не сообщайся,
22 потому что внезапно придет погибель от них, и беду от них обоих кто предузнает?
23 Сказано также мудрыми: иметь лицеприятие на суде--нехорошо.
24 Кто говорит виновному: 'ты прав', того будут проклинать народы, того будут ненавидеть племена;
25 а обличающие будут любимы, и на них придет благословение.
26 В уста целует, кто отвечает словами верными.
27 Соверши дела твои вне дома, окончи их на поле твоем, и потом устрояй и дом твой.
28 Не будь лжесвидетелем на ближнего твоего: к чему тебе обманывать устами твоими?
29 Не говори: 'как он поступил со мною, так и я поступлю с ним, воздам человеку по делам его'.
30 Проходил я мимо поля человека ленивого и мимо виноградника человека скудоумного:
31 и вот, все это заросло терном, поверхность его покрылась крапивою, и каменная ограда его обрушилась.
32 И посмотрел я, и обратил сердце мое, и посмотрел и получил урок:
33 'немного поспишь, немного подремлешь, немного, сложив руки, полежишь, --
34 и придет, [как] прохожий, бедность твоя, и нужда твоя--как человек вооруженный'.
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