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<A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>for their hearts devise violence, <p class="indent2"> and their lips declare trouble. <A name="4"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 21<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>By wisdom a house is built <p class="indent2"> and by understanding it is established; <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>through knowledge its rooms are filled <p class="indent2"> with every precious and beautiful treasure. <A name="6"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 22<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>A wise man is strong,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent2"> and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Only with sound guidance should you wage war, <p class="indent2"> and victory lies in a multitude of counselors. <A name="8"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 23<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Wisdom is too high for a fool; <p class="indent2"> he does not open his mouth in the meeting place. <A name="9"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 24<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He who plots evil <p class="indent2"> will be called a schemer. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>A foolish scheme is sin, <p class="indent2"> and a mocker is detestable to men. <A name="11"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 25<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If you faint in the day of distress, <p class="indent2"> how small is your strength! <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Rescue those being led away to death, <p class="indent2"> and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” <p class="indent2"> does not He who weighs hearts consider it? <p class="indent1"> Does not the One who guards your life know? <p class="indent2"> Will He not repay a man according to his deeds? <A name="14"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 26<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Eat honey, my son, for it is good, <p class="indent2"> and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. <p class="indent2"> If you find it, there is a future for you, <p class="indent2"> and your hope will never be cut off. <A name="16"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 27<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; <p class="indent2"> do not destroy his resting place. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; <p class="indent2"> but the wicked stumble in bad times. <A name="18"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 28<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Do not gloat when your enemy falls, <p class="indent2"> and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>or the LORD will see and disapprove, <p class="indent2"> and turn His wrath away from him. <A name="20"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 29<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Do not fret over evildoers, <p class="indent2"> and do not be envious of the wicked. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the evil man has no future; <p class="indent2"> the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. <A name="22"></a><p class="subhdg">Saying 30<p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>My son, fear the LORD and the king, <p class="indent2"> and do not associate with the rebellious. <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For they will bring sudden destruction. <p class="indent2"> Who knows what ruin they can bring? <A name="24"></a><p class="hdg">Further Sayings of the Wise<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>These also are sayings of the wise: <p class="indent1"> To show partiality in judgment <p class="indent2"> is not good. <A name="25"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—<p class="indent2"> peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; <A name="26"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, <p class="indent2"> and rich blessing will come upon them. <A name="27"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>An honest answer given <p class="indent2"> is like a kiss on the lips. <A name="28"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; <p class="indent2"> after that, you may build your house. <A name="29"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, <p class="indent2"> and do not deceive with your lips. <A name="30"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; <p class="indent2"> I will repay the man according to his work.” <A name="31"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I went past the field of a slacker <p class="indent2"> and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. <A name="32"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Thorns had grown up everywhere, <p class="indent2"> thistles had covered the ground, <p class="indent2"> and the stone wall was broken down. <A name="33"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>I observed and took it to heart; <p class="indent2"> I looked and received instruction: <A name="34"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>A little sleep, a little slumber, <p class="indent2"> a little folding of the hands to rest, <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>and poverty will come upon you like a robber, <p class="indent2"> and need like a bandit.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">5</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> LXX <i>The wise are mightier than the strong</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible, BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub, Discovery Bible, OpenBible.com, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. 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