箴24:1 Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
箴24:2 For the purposes of their hearts are destruction, and their lips are talking of trouble.
箴24:3 The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:
箴24:4 And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things.
箴24:5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.
箴24:6 For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.
箴24:7 Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
箴24:8 He whose purposes are bad will be named a man of evil designs.
箴24:9 The purpose of the foolish is sin: and the hater of authority is disgusting to others.
箴24:10 If you give way in the day of trouble, your strength is small.
箴24:11 Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
箴24:12 If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?
箴24:13 My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:
箴24:14 So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
箴24:15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:
箴24:16 For an upright man, after falling seven times, will get up again: but trouble is the downfall of the evil.
箴24:17 Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:
箴24:18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.
箴24:19 Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
箴24:20 For there will be no future for the evil man; the light of sinners will be put out.
箴24:21 My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:
箴24:22 For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?
箴24:23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.
箴24:24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
箴24:25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.
箴24:26 He gives a kiss with his lips who gives a right answer.
箴24:27 Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.
箴24:28 Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.
箴24:29 Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
箴24:30 I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
箴24:31 And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.
箴24:32 Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.
箴24:33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
箴24:34 So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.