Proverbs 24
New King James Version
Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 For their heart devises violence,
And their lips talk of troublemaking.
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.
5 (B)A wise man is strong,
Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
6 (C)For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
And in a multitude of counselors there is safety.
7 (D)Wisdom is too lofty for a fool;
He does not open his mouth in the gate.
8 He who (E)plots to do evil
Will be called a [a]schemer.
9 The devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
10 If you (F)faint in the day of adversity,
Your strength is small.
11 (G)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 (H)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 (I)according to his deeds?
13 My son, (J)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
14 (K)So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a [b]prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
16 (L)For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
(M)But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
17 (N)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 [c]it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.
19 (O)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.
21 My son, (P)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
23 These things also belong to the wise:
(Q)It is not good to [d]show partiality in judgment.
24 (R)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 (S)delight,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
27 (T)Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
28 (U)Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
[e]For would you deceive with your lips?
29 (V)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.”
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, (W)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 (X)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 (Y)So shall your poverty come like [f]a prowler,
And your need like [g]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:8 Lit. master of evil plots
- Proverbs 24:14 Lit. latter end
- Proverbs 24:18 Lit. it be evil in His eyes
- Proverbs 24:23 Lit. recognize faces
- Proverbs 24:28 LXX, Vg. Do not deceive
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. one who walks about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. a man with a shield
Spreuken 24
Het Boek
24 Wees niet jaloers op de boosdoeners en houd je afzijdig van hen,
2 in hun hart huist verwoesting en hun woorden klinken onheilspellend.
3 Een huisgezin wordt opgebouwd met wijsheid en door verstand in stand gehouden,
4 inzicht en bedachtzaamheid vullen het met liefde en kostbaarheden.
5 Een verstandig man bezit een sterke geest en inzicht is belangrijker dan brute kracht.
6 Want door goed overleg kun je de oorlog in jouw voordeel beslissen, betrouwbare adviseurs zijn de basis van de overwinning.
7 Een dwaas gaat alle wijsheid boven de pet, daarom zwijgt hij in besprekingen.
8 Wie van plan is iets verkeerds te doen, wordt een uitvinder van schandelijke verzinsels genoemd.
9 De gedachten van een dwaas zijn zonde, de mens verafschuwt een spotter.
10 Ga je door de knieën wanneer het erop aan komt, dan blijkt je kracht tekort te schieten.
11 Bevrijd hen die weggeleid worden om gedood te worden, doe alles om hun leven te redden.
12 Als je zegt: ‘Ik kan er ook niets aan doen,’ zal God, die de harten ziet en de diepste beweegredenen kent, dan niet beter weten? Want God zal de mensen vergelden naar wat zij hebben gedaan.
13 Eet honing, mijn zoon! Want die is goed en smaakt zoet.
14 Net zo zoet is de wijsheid voor jou en als je je die wijsheid eigen maakt, wacht je een beloning, je hoop op God is dan niet tevergeefs.
15 Goddeloze! Loer niet op de rechtvaardige! Gebruik geen geweld tegen zijn woonplaats.
16 Want de rechtvaardige kan vaak vallen, maar zal net zo vaak weer opstaan. De goddelozen zullen echter over hun eigen wandaden struikelen.
17 Wees niet blij wanneer je vijand ten val komt, voel geen vreugde wanneer hij struikelt.
18 Want als de Here dat ziet, kan Hij daar boos om worden en zijn toorn van je vijand afnemen.
19 Wind je niet op over boosdoeners en word niet jaloers op goddeloze mensen,
20 want de boosdoener krijgt geen beloning en het leven van de goddeloze is maar kort.
21 Koester ontzag voor de Here en voor de koning, mijn zoon, sluit je niet aan bij rebellen en opstandelingen.
22 Want zij zullen onverwacht vernietigd worden en wie weet welke straf hun wacht?
23 Ook de volgende spreuken zijn afkomstig van wijzen.
Het is verkeerd om in de rechtspraak partijdig te zijn.
24 Wie een goddeloze onschuldig verklaart, wordt door de oprechte mensen vervloekt en haalt zich de woede van alle volken op de hals.
25 Maar wie hem veroordelen, zal het goed gaan, zij worden gezegend met voorspoed.
26 Men kust degene die oprechte antwoorden geeft.
27 Zorg eerst voor werk buitenshuis en houdt u bezig met uw akker, voordat u aandacht aan uw woonhuis besteedt.
28 Treed niet zomaar op als getuige tegen uw naaste, want een onjuist getuigenis is niet goed.
29 Zeg niet: ‘Ik behandel hem net zoals hij mij behandelt, ik vergeld een man naar wat hij doet.’
30 Ik liep langs de akker van een luiaard en langs de wijngaard van een onverstandig mens:
31 hij stond vol distels en werd overwoekerd door onkruid, de stenen muur er omheen was afgebrokkeld.
32 Ik zag dat en nam het ter harte, ik trok daar mijn les uit.
33 Nog even slapen, een beetje soezen, nog eventjes lekker liggen,
34 uw armoede is in aantocht en de gebrekkige omstandigheden overvallen u.
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.
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