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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 24 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/24-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Proverbs 24</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" 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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h4 class="s2">-19-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_1"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.1" class="v20_24_1">1</span>Don't be envious of evil people, and don't try to make friends with them. </span><span class="v20_24_2"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.2" class="v20_24_2">2</span>Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-20-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_3"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.3" class="v20_24_3">3</span>Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding.<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.24.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </span><span class="v20_24_4"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.4" class="v20_24_4">4</span>Where there is knowledge, the rooms are furnished with valuable, beautiful things.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-21-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_5"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.5" class="v20_24_5">5</span>Being wise is better than being strong;<a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.24.5!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> yes, knowledge is more important than strength. </span><span class="v20_24_6"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.6" class="v20_24_6">6</span>After all, you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-22-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_7"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.7" class="v20_24_7">7</span>Wise sayings are too deep for stupid people to understand. They have nothing to say when important matters are being discussed.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-23-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_8"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.8" class="v20_24_8">8</span>If you are always planning evil, you will earn a reputation as a troublemaker. </span><span class="v20_24_9"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.9" class="v20_24_9">9</span>Any scheme a fool thinks up is sinful. People hate a person who has nothing but scorn for others.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-24-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_10"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.10" class="v20_24_10">10</span>If you are weak in a crisis, you are weak indeed.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-25-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_11"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.11" class="v20_24_11">11</span>Don't hesitate to rescue someone who is about to be executed unjustly. </span><span class="v20_24_12"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.12" class="v20_24_12">12</span>You may say that it is none of your business, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you; he knows. And he will reward you according to what you do.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-26-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_13"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.13" class="v20_24_13">13</span>My child, eat honey; it is good. And just as honey from the comb is sweet on your tongue, </span><span class="v20_24_14"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.14" class="v20_24_14">14</span>you may be sure that wisdom is good for the soul. Get wisdom and you have a bright future.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-27-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_15"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.15" class="v20_24_15">15</span>Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes. </span><span class="v20_24_16"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.16" class="v20_24_16">16</span>No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-28-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_17"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.17" class="v20_24_17">17</span>Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble. </span><span class="v20_24_18"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.18" class="v20_24_18">18</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-29-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_19"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.19" class="v20_24_19">19</span>Don't let evil people worry you; don't be envious of them. </span><span class="v20_24_20"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.20" class="v20_24_20">20</span>A wicked person has no future—nothing to look forward to.</span></p><h4 class="s2">-30-</h4><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_21"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.21" class="v20_24_21">21</span>Have reverence for the <span class="nd">Lord</span>, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them; </span><span class="v20_24_22"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.22" class="v20_24_22">22</span>such people could be ruined in a moment. Do you realize the disaster that God or the king can cause?</span></p><h3 class="s">More Wise Sayings</h3><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_23"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.23" class="v20_24_23">23</span>The wise have also said these things:</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_23">It is wrong for judges to be prejudiced. </span><span class="v20_24_24"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.24" class="v20_24_24">24</span>If they pronounce a guilty person innocent, they will be cursed and hated by everyone. </span><span class="v20_24_25"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.25" class="v20_24_25">25</span>Judges who punish the guilty, however, will be prosperous and enjoy a good reputation.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_26"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.26" class="v20_24_26">26</span>An honest answer is a sign of true friendship.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_27"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.27" class="v20_24_27">27</span>Don't build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_28"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.28" class="v20_24_28">28</span>Don't give evidence against others without good reason, or say misleading things about them. </span><span class="v20_24_29"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.29" class="v20_24_29">29</span>Don't say, “I'll do to them just what they did to me! I'll get even with them!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v20_24_30"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.30" class="v20_24_30">30</span>I walked through the fields and vineyards of a lazy, stupid person. </span><span class="v20_24_31"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.31" class="v20_24_31">31</span>They were full of thorn bushes and overgrown with weeds. The stone wall around them had fallen down. </span><span class="v20_24_32"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.32" class="v20_24_32">32</span>I looked at this, thought about it, and learned a lesson from it: </span><span class="v20_24_33"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.33" class="v20_24_33">33</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Prov.24.33!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile, </span><span class="v20_24_34"><span class="reftext" id="Prov.24.34" class="v20_24_34">34</span>but while you are asleep, poverty will attack you like an armed robber.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">24.3: </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Homes … understanding; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">or </char><char style="fq" closed="false">It takes care to lay the foundations of a house, and skill to build it.</char></note><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">24.5: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Some ancient translations </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Being wise is better than being strong; </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Hebrew </char><char style="fq" closed="false">A person is wise in strength.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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