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And the Keeper of thy soul He who knoweth? And He hath rendered to man according to his work.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Eat my son, honey that [is] good, And the honeycomb — sweet to thy palate.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>So [is] the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>In the falling of thine enemy rejoice not, And in his stumbling let not thy heart be joyful,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!</p> <p class="hdg">Further Sayings of the Wise</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Whoso is saying to the wicked, ‘Thou [art] righteous,’ Peoples execrate him — nations abhor him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And to those reproving it is pleasant, And on them cometh a good blessing.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Lips he kisseth who is returning straightforward words.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field — go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Say not, ‘As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.’</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>And lo, it hath gone up — all of it — thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And I see — I — I do set my heart, I have seen — I have received instruction,</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>A little sleep — a little slumber — A little folding of the hands to lie down.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>And thy poverty hath come [as] a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><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><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/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 src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhpar.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>