Proverbs 24
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- 1Don't be envious of evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
- 2For their hearts plot violence, And their lips talk about mischief.
- 3Through wisdom a house is built; By understanding it is established;
- 4By knowledge the rooms are filled With all rare and beautiful treasure.
- 5A wise man has great power; And a knowledgeable man increases strength;
- 6For by wise guidance you wage your war; And victory is in many advisors.
- 7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate.
- 8One who plots to do evil Will be called a schemer.
- 9The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
- 10If you falter in the time of trouble, Your strength is small.
- 11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
- 12If you say, "Behold, we didn't know this;" Doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-ifH3588A
- תֹאמַ֗ר
- תֹאמַ֗רto.Maryou will sayH0559
- הֵן֮
- הֵן֮henhere!H2005
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ
- יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.Nuwe knewH3045
- זֶ֥ה
- זֶ֥הzehthisH2088
- הֲֽלֹא־
- תֹ֘כֵ֤ן
- תֹ֘כֵ֤ןto.Khen[one who] weighsH8505
- לִבּ֨וֹת׀
- לִבּ֨וֹתli.BotheartsH3826
- הֽוּא־
- הֽוּאhu'-heH1931
- יָבִ֗ין
- יָבִ֗יןya.Vindoes he perceiveH0995
- וְנֹצֵ֣ר
- נַ֭פְשְׁךָ
- ה֣וּא
- ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
- יֵדָ֑ע
- יֵדָ֑עye.Da'does he know?H3045
- וְהֵשִׁ֖יב
- לְאָדָ֣ם
- כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃
- כִּֽי־
- 13My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
- 14So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then there will be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off.
- 15Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place:
- 16For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
- 17Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
- 18Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
- 19Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked:
- 20For there will be no reward to the evil man; And the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
- 21My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
- 22For their calamity will rise suddenly; The destruction from them both--who knows?
- 23These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- 24He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" Peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him--
- 25But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a rich blessing will come on them.
- 26An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips.
- 27Prepare your work outside, And get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
- 28Don't be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.
- 29Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
- 30I went by the field of the sluggard, By the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- עַל־
- עַל'al-atH5921A
- שְׂדֵ֣ה
- שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh[the] field ofH7704G
- אִישׁ־
- אִישׁ'ish-a personH0376G
- עָצֵ֣ל
- עָצֵ֣ל'a.TzellazyH6102
- עָבַ֑רְתִּי
- עָבַ֑רְתִּי'a.Var.tiI passed byH5674A
- וְעַל־
- כֶּ֝֗רֶם
- כֶּ֝֗רֶםKe.rem[the] vineyard ofH3754
- אָדָ֥ם
- אָדָ֥ם'a.Dama personH0120G
- חֲסַר־
- חֲסַרcha.sar-lacking ofH2638
- לֵֽב׃
- לֵֽבLevheartH3820A
- עַל־
- 31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down.
- 32Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
- 33A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
- 34So shall your poverty come as a robber, And your want as an armed man.
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