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Proverbs 24 :: Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Don’t envy the evil

or desire to be with them,

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for their hearts plan violence,

and their words stir up trouble.

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A house is built by wisdom,

and it is established by understanding;

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by knowledge the rooms are filled

with every precious and beautiful treasure.

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A wise warrior is better than a strong one,[fn]

and a man of knowledge than one of strength;[fn]

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for you should wage war with sound guidance —

victory comes with many counselors.

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Wisdom is inaccessible to[fn] a fool;

he does not open his mouth at the city gate.

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The one who plots evil

will be called a schemer.

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A foolish scheme is sin,

and a mocker is detestable to people.

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If you do nothing in a difficult time,

your strength is limited.

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Rescue those being taken off to death,

and save those stumbling toward slaughter.

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If you say, “But we didn’t know about this,”

won’t he who weighs hearts consider it?

Won’t he who protects your life know?

Won’t he repay a person according to his work?

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Eat honey, my son, for it is good,

and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate;

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realize that wisdom is the same for you.

If you find it, you will have a future,

and your hope will never fade.

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Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one,

at the camp of the righteous man;

don’t destroy his dwelling.

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Though a righteous person falls seven times,

he will get up,

but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

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Don’t gloat when your enemy falls,

and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

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or the LORD will see, be displeased,

and turn his wrath away from him.

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Don’t be agitated by evildoers,

and don’t envy the wicked.

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For the evil have no future;

the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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My son, fear the LORD, as well as the king,

and don’t associate with rebels,[fn]

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for destruction will come suddenly from them;

who knows what distress these two can bring?

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These sayings also belong to the wise:

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

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Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent” —

peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

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but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,

and a generous blessing will come to them.

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He who gives an honest answer

gives a kiss on the lips.

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Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field;

afterward, build your house.

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Don’t testify against your neighbor without cause.

Don’t deceive with your lips.

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Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;

I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

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I went by the field of a slacker

and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

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Thistles had come up everywhere,

weeds covered the ground,

and the stone wall was ruined.

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I saw, and took it to heart;

I looked, and received instruction:

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a little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the arms to rest,

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and your poverty will come like a robber,

and your need, like a bandit.

CSB Footnotes
LXX, Syr; MT reads is in strength
LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads knowledge exerts strength
Lit is too high for
Or those given to change
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