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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/23.htm" title="Proverbs 23">◄</a> Proverbs 24 <a href="../proverbs/25.htm" title="Proverbs 25">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/proverbs/24.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Benefits of Wisdom</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Don’t be envious of wicked men</p> <p class="poetry2">or wish you were with them,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>because they<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:2 Lit. because their hearts">a</a></span> plan violence,</p> <p class="poetry2">and they are always talking<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:2 Lit. and their lips talk">b</a></span> about trouble.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>By wisdom a house is built;</p> <p class="poetry2">it is made secure through understanding.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>By knowledge its rooms are furnished</p> <p class="poetry2">with all sorts of expensive and beautiful goods.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>A wise man is strong,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:5 So MT; LXX reads Being wise is better than being strong">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and a knowledgeable man grows in strength.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For through wise counsel you will wage your war,</p> <p class="poetry2">and victory lies in an abundance of advisors.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool;</p> <p class="poetry2">he has nothing to say in court.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:7 Lit. in the gate">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The person who plans on doing evil</p> <p class="poetry2">will be called a schemer.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>To devise folly is sin,</p> <p class="poetry2">and people detest a scoffer.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If you grow weary when times are troubled,</p> <p class="poetry2">your strength is limited.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:10 Or undersized">e</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Rescue those who are being led away to death,</p> <p class="poetry2">and save those who stumble toward slaughter.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If you say, “Look here, we didn’t know about this,”</p> <p class="poetry2">doesn’t God,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:12 Lit. he">f</a></span> who examines motives,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:12 Lit. examines the heart">g</a></span> discern it?</p> <p class="poetry2">Doesn’t the one who guards your soul</p> <p class="poetry2">know about it?</p> <p class="poetry2">Won’t he repay each person</p> <p class="poetry2">according to what he has done?</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>My son, eat honey, because it’s good for you;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:13 The Heb. lacks for you">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Keep in mind that wisdom is like that for your soul;</p> <p class="poetry2">if you find it, there will be a future for you,</p> <p class="poetry2">and what you hope for won’t be cut short.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Don’t lie in wait like an outlaw</p> <p class="poetry2">to attack where the righteous live;</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>for though a righteous man falls seven times,</p> <p class="poetry2">he will rise again,</p> <p class="poetry2">but the wicked stumble into calamity.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls;</p> <p class="poetry2">don’t let yourself be glad when he stumbles.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Otherwise the LORD will observe and disapprove,</p> <p class="poetry2">and he will turn his anger away from him.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Don’t be anxious about those who practice evil,</p> <p class="poetry2">and don’t be envious of the wicked.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For the wicked man has no future;</p> <p class="poetry2">the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>My son, fear both the LORD and the king,</p> <p class="poetry2">and don’t keep company with rebels.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>They will be destroyed suddenly,</p> <p class="poetry2">and who knows what kind of punishment will come from these two?</p> <p class="heading">Sayings of the Wise</p><p class="poetry1 marginbot"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Here are some more proverbs from wise people:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop">It isn’t good to show partiality in judgment.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Whoever says to the wicked, “You’re in the right,”</p> <p class="poetry2">will be cursed by people and hated by nations.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But as for people who rebuke the wicked;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:25 The Heb. lacks the wicked">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">a good blessing will fall upon them.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>A kiss on the lips—</p> <p class="poetry2">that’s what someone who gives an honest answer deserves.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:26 The Heb. lacks deserves">j</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>First do your outside work,</p> <p class="poetry2">preparing your land for yourself.</p> <p class="poetry2">After that, build your house.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Don’t testify against your neighbor without a cause,</p> <p class="poetry2">and don’t lie when you speak.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="24:28 Lit. don’t deceive with your lips">k</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Don’t say, “I’ll do to him like he did to me,</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll be sure to pay him back for what he did.”</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I went by the field belonging to a lazy man,</p> <p class="poetry2">by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>There it was, overgrown with thistles,</p> <p class="poetry2">the ground covered with thorns,</p> <p class="poetry2">its stone wall collapsed.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>As I observed, I thought about it;</p> <p class="poetry2">I watched, and learned a lesson:</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“A little sleep! A little slumber!</p> <p class="poetry2">A little folding of my hands to rest!”</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/24-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber,</p> <p class="poetry2">your need like an armed bandit.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 24:2 Lit. <i>because their hearts</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 24:2 Lit. <i>and their lips talk</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 24:5 So MT; LXX reads <i>Being wise is better than being strong</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 24:7 Lit. <i>in the gate</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 24:10 Or <i>undersized</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 24:12 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 24:12 Lit. <i>examines the heart</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 24:13 The Heb. lacks <i>for you</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 24:25 The Heb. lacks <i>the wicked</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 24:26 The Heb. lacks <i>deserves</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 24:28 Lit. <i>don’t deceive with your lips</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/proverbs/24-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>