Proverbs 24:23-34

Legacy Standard Bible

²³ These also are ^(A)sayings of the wise.
To ^[a](B)show partiality in judgment is not good.
²⁴ He ^(C)who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
^(D)Peoples will curse him, nations will be indignant with him;
²⁵ But ^(E)to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,
And a good blessing will come upon them.
²⁶ He kisses the lips
Who responds with right words.

²⁷ Establish your work outside
And ^(F)make it ready for yourself in the field;
And afterwards, you shall build your house.

²⁸ Do not be a ^(G)witness against your neighbor without cause,
Nor ^(H)deceive with your lips.
^29 (I)Do not say, “As he did to me so I shall do to him;
I will ^[b]render to the man according to his work.”

³⁰ I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man ^(J)lacking a heart of wisdom,
³¹ And behold, it was completely ^[c](K)overgrown with thistles;
^[d](L)Nettles have covered its surface,
And its stone ^(M)wall has been torn down.
³² And I beheld, I set my heart upon it;
I saw, I received discipline.
³³ “^(N)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
³⁴ Then your poverty will come as ^[e]a robber
And your want like ^[f]an armed man.