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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 24
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34 verses
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Proverbs 24:1
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Saying 20
Do not envy(a) the wicked, do not desire their company;Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:2
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for their hearts plot violence,(b) and their lips talk about making trouble.(c)
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Proverbs 24:3
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Saying 21
By wisdom a house is built,(d) and through understanding it is established;Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:4
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through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.(e)
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Proverbs 24:5
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Saying 22
The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.Proverbs 24:6
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Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.(f)
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Proverbs 24:7
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Saying 23
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.Proverbs 24:8
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Saying 24
Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.Proverbs 24:9
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The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.
Proverbs 24:10
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Saying 25
If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!(g)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:11
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Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(h)
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Proverbs 24:12
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If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs(i) the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay(j) everyone according to what they have done?(k)
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Proverbs 24:13
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Saying 26
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.Proverbs 24:14
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Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.(l)
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Proverbs 24:15
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Saying 27
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;Proverbs 24:16
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for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(m)
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Proverbs 24:17
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Saying 28
Do not gloat(n) when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(o)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:18
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or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.(p)
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Proverbs 24:19
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Saying 29
Do not fret(q) because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:20
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for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(r)
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Proverbs 24:21
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Saying 30
Fear the Lord and the king,(s) my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:22
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for those two will send sudden destruction(t) on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
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Proverbs 24:23
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Further Sayings of the Wise
These also are sayings of the wise:(u) To show partiality(v) in judging is not good:(w)Footnotes:
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Proverbs 24:24
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Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent,"(x) will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
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Proverbs 24:25
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But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
Proverbs 24:26
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An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24:27
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Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
Proverbs 24:28
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Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(y)— would you use your lips to mislead?
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Proverbs 24:29
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Do not say, "I'll do to them as they have done to me; I'll pay them back for what they did."(z)
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Proverbs 24:30
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I went past the field of a sluggard,(aa) past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
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Proverbs 24:31
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thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
Proverbs 24:32
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I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Proverbs 24:33
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest(ab)—
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Proverbs 24:34
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and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.(ac)
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