Proverbs 24
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1Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
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2For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
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3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
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4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
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6For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
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7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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8He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
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9The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
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10If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
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11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
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12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
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13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
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14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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16For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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19Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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21My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
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22For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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26Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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28Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
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32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
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33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
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34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Chapter 24
Cross References
Proverbs 24:1
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him wh...Proverbs 3:31¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.James 4:5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lus...Proverbs 23:17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the da...Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,...
Proverbs 24:2
Psalms 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought fo...Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief...Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak...Isaiah 59:4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and...Job 15:35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit...
Proverbs 24:3
Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her h...1 Corinthians 3:9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s bui...Proverbs 9:1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught,...Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom...
Proverbs 24:4
Proverbs 21:20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a fooli...Proverbs 15:6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicke...Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precio...Proverbs 8:21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their...Nehemiah 13:5And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat...
Proverbs 24:5
Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.Proverbs 21:22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the...Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience...Proverbs 10:29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the...Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up...
Proverbs 24:6
Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there...Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.Proverbs 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors t...Luke 14:31Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, an...Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
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Proverbs 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him tha...Psalms 10:5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as f...Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be...Amos 5:10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprigh...Amos 5:12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the j...
Proverbs 24:8
Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which t...Proverbs 6:18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mis...Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord...Proverbs 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devi...Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things...
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Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, t...2 Corinthians 10:5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the...Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let hi...Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of...Proverbs 29:8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs 24:10
Isaiah 40:28¶ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD,...Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your g...Jeremiah 51:46And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the...1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: the...Hebrews 12:3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, les...
Proverbs 24:11
Psalms 82:4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to un...1 John 3:16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we...Job 29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.1 Samuel 26:8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this...
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Job 34:11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find acco...Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I...Romans 2:6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.Jeremiah 17:10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according t...
Cross References
Proverbs 24:1
Psalms 37:7Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him wh...Proverbs 3:31¶ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.James 4:5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lus...Proverbs 23:17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the da...Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,...
Proverbs 24:2
Psalms 7:14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought fo...Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief...Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak...Isaiah 59:4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and...Job 15:35They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit...
Proverbs 24:3
Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her h...1 Corinthians 3:9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s bui...Proverbs 9:1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:Colossians 2:7Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught,...Jeremiah 10:12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom...
Proverbs 24:4
Proverbs 21:20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a fooli...Proverbs 15:6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicke...Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precio...Proverbs 8:21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their...Nehemiah 13:5And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat...
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Ecclesiastes 7:19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.Proverbs 21:22A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the...Colossians 1:11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience...Proverbs 10:29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the...Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up...
Proverbs 24:6
Proverbs 11:14Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there...Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.Proverbs 15:22Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors t...Luke 14:31Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, an...Ephesians 6:10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Proverbs 24:7
Proverbs 14:6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him tha...Psalms 10:5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as f...Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be...Amos 5:10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprigh...Amos 5:12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the j...
Proverbs 24:8
Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which t...Proverbs 6:18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mis...Proverbs 6:14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord...Proverbs 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devi...Romans 1:30Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things...
Proverbs 24:9
Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, t...2 Corinthians 10:5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the...Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let hi...Acts 8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of...Proverbs 29:8Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs 24:10
Isaiah 40:28¶ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD,...Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your g...Jeremiah 51:46And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the...1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: the...Hebrews 12:3For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, les...
Proverbs 24:11
Psalms 82:4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Isaiah 58:6Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to un...1 John 3:16Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we...Job 29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.1 Samuel 26:8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this...
Proverbs 24:12
Job 34:11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find acco...Revelation 2:23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I...Romans 2:6Who will render to every man according to his deeds:Proverbs 21:2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.Jeremiah 17:10I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according t...