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do no violence to his home;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lay not wait, O wicked <i>man</i>, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked <i>man,</i> against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wicked man, don&#8217t set an ambush, at the camp of the righteous man; don&#8217t destroy his dwelling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be a cruel person who attacks good people and hurts their families. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person. Do not rob his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not lay wait, O wicked one, "" At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not lay wait, O wicked one, against the dwelling of the just one; thou shalt not destroy his resting place:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait at the abode of the just, do not ravage their dwelling places; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do not devise plots of iniquity in the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Do not plot evil in the dwelling of the righteous and do not plunder the place of his dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, Spoil not his resting-place;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/24-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4925" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/24.htm">Do not Envy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/693.htm" title="693: te·’ĕ·rōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To lie in wait. A primitive root; to lurk.">lie in wait,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rā·šā‘ (Adj-ms) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">O wicked man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5116.htm" title="5116: lin·wêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Or navah; from navah; at home; hence lovely; also a home, of God, men, flocks, or wild animals.">near the dwelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">of the righteous;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7703.htm" title="7703: tə·šad·dêḏ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. powerful; by implication, to ravage.">destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7258.htm" title="7258: riḇ·ṣō (N-msc:: 3ms) -- (place of) lying down, resting place, dwelling place. From rabats; a couch or place of repose.">his resting place.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12-15</a></span><br />The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, / but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming. / The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Psalm 10:8-10</a></span><br />He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. / He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. / They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7</a></span><br />The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-32.htm">Psalm 37:32-33</a></span><br />Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them, / the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">Psalm 140:1-5</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence, / who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long. / They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-19.htm">Jeremiah 11:19</a></span><br />For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Psalm 64:2-6</a></span><br />Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity, / who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, / ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Isaiah 29:20-21</a></span><br />For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down— / those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Psalm 7:14-16</a></span><br />Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood. / He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. / His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:</p><p class="hdg">lay</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11</a></b></br> If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">1 Samuel 9:11</a></b></br> <i>And</i> as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18,19</a></b></br> And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod… </p><p class="hdg">spoil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-28.htm">Proverbs 22:28</a></b></br> Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a></b></br> And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-29.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-20.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-31.htm">Home</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-2.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-11.htm">Outlaw</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Raid</a> <a href="/psalms/132-14.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-16.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-24.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-14.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-23.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-31.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-2.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-28.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-8.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/31-3.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-2.htm">Home</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-3.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Outlaw</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Raid</a> <a href="/songs/1-13.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/songs/8-13.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-2.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-11.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-17.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-16.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/24-1.htm">Precepts and Warnings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <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> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Do not lie in wait, O wicked man</b><br>This phrase serves as a direct admonition against premeditated harm. The imagery of "lying in wait" suggests an ambush, a tactic often used by enemies in ancient warfare, indicating a deliberate and malicious intent. Biblically, this echoes the warnings against deceit and treachery found throughout the Psalms and Proverbs. The wicked man is often portrayed as one who schemes and plots against the innocent, reflecting the broader biblical theme of the conflict between good and evil. This warning is a call to righteousness, urging individuals to avoid the path of the wicked, as seen in <a href="/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12-13</a>, where the wicked plot against the righteous, but the Lord laughs at them, knowing their day is coming.<p><b>near the dwelling of the righteous</b><br>The "dwelling of the righteous" symbolizes a place of safety, peace, and divine favor. In ancient Israel, one's home was not just a physical structure but a representation of one's life and standing before God. The righteous are those who live in accordance with God's laws and are often promised protection and blessing. This phrase underscores the sanctity and security of the righteous person's home, which should not be violated. The concept of God as a protector of the righteous is prevalent throughout scripture, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91.htm">Psalm 91</a>, where those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High are assured of His protection.<p><b>do not destroy his resting place</b><br>The "resting place" refers to a place of peace and repose, both physically and spiritually. In the cultural context of the Bible, rest is a significant theme, often associated with God's provision and blessing. The Sabbath, for example, is a day of rest instituted by God. The destruction of a resting place implies not just physical harm but also the disruption of peace and divine order. This phrase can be connected to the broader biblical narrative of God as a refuge and fortress for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>. The warning against destroying the resting place of the righteous serves as a reminder of the divine justice that protects the innocent and punishes the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/w/wicked_man.htm">Wicked Man</a></b><br>Represents those who plot evil or harm against others, particularly against the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/dwelling_of_the_righteous.htm">Dwelling of the Righteous</a></b><br>Symbolizes the home or life of a person who lives according to God's ways and principles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/righteous.htm">Righteous</a></b><br>Individuals who strive to live in accordance with God's laws and maintain a moral and ethical lifestyle.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/resting_place.htm">Resting Place</a></b><br>A metaphor for the peace and security that the righteous find in their relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally considered the author of Proverbs, known for his wisdom and understanding.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/protection_of_the_righteous.htm">Protection of the Righteous</a></b><br>God is the ultimate protector of those who live righteously. Believers can trust in His protection against the schemes of the wicked.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_evil_schemes.htm">Avoiding Evil Schemes</a></b><br>Christians are called to avoid plotting harm against others, recognizing that such actions are contrary to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when faced with adversity, believers should trust that God will bring justice in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peace_in_righteous_living.htm">Peace in Righteous Living</a></b><br>Living a righteous life brings peace and security, as it aligns with God's design and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resilience_in_faith.htm">Resilience in Faith</a></b><br>The righteous may face challenges, but their foundation in God provides resilience and hope.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_not_rejoicing_in_an_enemy's_fall.htm">What does 'righteous man falls seven times' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_reformed_epistemology.htm">What does 'lamp of the wicked' mean in Proverbs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_12_10_say_on_animals.htm">What does Proverbs 12:10 say about caring for animals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_temptation_has_overtaken_you.htm">Why are the wicked's prayers considered an abomination?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15, 16.</span> - A warning against plotting for the ruin of a good man's house, with a view doubtless of profiting by the disaster. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous.</span> <span class="hebrew">רָשָׁע</span> (<span class="accented">rasha</span>) is vocative (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/33-8.htm">Ezekiel 33:8</a>); taken appositionally, as in Revised Version margin, "as a wicked man," it is senseless; for how could he lay wait in any other character? Spoil not his resting-place. "Spoil," as <a href="/proverbs/19-26.htm">Proverbs 19:26</a> (where see note). Drive him not from his house by violence and chicanery. Vulgate, "Seek not impiety in the house of the righteous;" do not attempt to cloak your insidious designs by detecting some evil in the good man, and making yourself the instrument of retribution, as if you were doing God service in afflicting him (<a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a>). Septuagint, "Bring not an ungodly man into the pasture (<span class="greek">νομῇ</span>) of the righteous, neither be thou deceived by the feasting of the belly." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/24-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lie in wait,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(te·’ĕ·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_693.htm">Strong's 693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie in wait</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O wicked [man],</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֭שָׁע</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">near the dwelling</span><br /><span class="heb">לִנְוֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(lin·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5116.htm">Strong's 5116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the righteous;</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּ֑יק</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šad·dêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7703.htm">Strong's 7703: </a> </span><span class="str2">To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his resting place.</span><br /><span class="heb">רִבְצוֹ׃‪‬‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(riḇ·ṣōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7258.htm">Strong's 7258: </a> </span><span class="str2">(place of) lying down, resting place, dwelling place</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/24-15.htm">Proverbs 24:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:15 Don't lay in wait wicked man against (Prov. 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