Darby - Proverbs - 24

24:1  Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

24:2  for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

24:3  Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;

24:4  and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.

24:5  A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

24:6  For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

24:7  Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

24:8  He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues.

24:9  The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.

24:10  [If] thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small.

24:11  Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

24:12  If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

24:13  Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

24:14  so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

24:15  Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

24:16  For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

24:17  Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

24:18  lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him.

24:19  Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, [and] be not envious of the wicked:

24:20  for there shall be no future to the evil [man]; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

24:21  My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

24:22  For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

24:23  These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

24:24  He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

24:25  but to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.

24:26  He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer.

24:27  Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.

24:28  Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?

24:29  Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

24:30  I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

24:31  and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.

24:32  Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

24:33  — A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!

24:34  So shall thy poverty come [as] a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.