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class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>A house is built by wisdom</p><p class="line2">and becomes strong through good sense.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Through knowledge its rooms are filled</p><p class="line2">with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The wise are mightier than the strong,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line2">and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So don’t go to war without wise guidance;</p><p class="line2">victory depends on having many advisers.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Wisdom is too lofty for fools.</p><p class="line2">Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>A person who plans evil</p><p class="line2">will get a reputation as a troublemaker.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The schemes of a fool are sinful;</p><p class="line2">everyone detests a mocker.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If you fail under pressure,</p><p class="line2">your strength is too small.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die;</p><p class="line2">save them as they stagger to their death.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”</p><p class="line2">For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.</p><p class="line1">He who guards your soul knows you knew.</p><p class="line2">He will repay all people as their actions deserve.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>My child,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> eat honey, for it is good,</p><p class="line2">and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.</p><p class="line2">If you find it, you will have a bright future,</p><p class="line2">and your hopes will not be cut short.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,</p><p class="line2">and don’t raid the house where the godly live.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.</p><p class="line2">But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;</p><p class="line2">don’t be happy when they stumble.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For the LORD will be displeased with you</p><p class="line2">and will turn his anger away from them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Don’t fret because of evildoers;</p><p class="line2">don’t envy the wicked.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For evil people have no future;</p><p class="line2">the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>My child, fear the LORD and the king.</p><p class="line1">Don’t associate with rebels,</p><p class="line2"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>for disaster will hit them suddenly.</p><p class="line1">Who knows what punishment will come</p><p class="line2">from the LORD and the king?</p><p class="hdg">More Sayings of the Wise</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Here are some further sayings of the wise:</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1">It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”</p><p class="line2">will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But it will go well for those who convict the guilty;</p><p class="line2">rich blessings will be showered on them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>An honest answer</p><p class="line2">is like a kiss of friendship.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Do your planning and prepare your fields</p><p class="line2">before building your house.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;</p><p class="line2">don’t lie about them.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!</p><p class="line2">I’ll get even with them!”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I walked by the field of a lazy person,</p><p class="line2">the vineyard of one with no common sense.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.</p><p class="line2">It was covered with weeds,</p><p class="line2">and its walls were broken down.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Then, as I looked and thought about it,</p><p class="line2">I learned this lesson:</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,</p><p class="line2">a little folding of the hands to rest—</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;</p><p class="line2">scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">24:5 </span><span class="ft">As in Greek version; Hebrew reads </span><span class="it">A wise man is strength.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">24:13 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">My son;</span><span class="ft"> also 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