Proverbs 24 : 1 (ERVEN)
Don't be jealous of evil people. Have no desire to be around them.
Proverbs 24 : 2 (ERVEN)
In their hearts they plan to do evil. All they talk about is making trouble. � 20 �
Proverbs 24 : 3 (ERVEN)
Good homes are built on wisdom and understanding.
Proverbs 24 : 4 (ERVEN)
Knowledge fills the rooms with rare and beautiful treasures. � 21 �
Proverbs 24 : 5 (ERVEN)
Wisdom makes a man more powerful. Knowledge gives a man strength.
Proverbs 24 : 6 (ERVEN)
Get good advice before you start a war. To win, you must have many good advisors. � 22 �
Proverbs 24 : 7 (ERVEN)
Fools cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say when people are discussing important things. � 23 �
Proverbs 24 : 8 (ERVEN)
If you start planning ways to do wrong, people will learn that you are a troublemaker.
Proverbs 24 : 9 (ERVEN)
Such foolish plans are wrong, and people have no respect for someone who laughs at what is right. � 24 �
Proverbs 24 : 10 (ERVEN)
If you are weak in times of trouble, that is real weakness. � 25 �
Proverbs 24 : 11 (ERVEN)
If you see someone on their way to death or in danger of being killed, you must do something to save them.
Proverbs 24 : 12 (ERVEN)
You cannot say, "It's none of my business." The Lord knows everything, and he knows why you do things. He watches you, and he will pay you back for what you do. � 26 �
Proverbs 24 : 13 (ERVEN)
My son, eat honey; it is good. Honey straight from the honeycomb is the sweetest.
Proverbs 24 : 14 (ERVEN)
In the same way, know that wisdom is good for you. Wisdom will give you something to hope for that will not disappoint you. � 27 �
Proverbs 24 : 15 (ERVEN)
Don't be like a criminal who makes plans to rob those who are good or take away their homes.
Proverbs 24 : 16 (ERVEN)
Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. It is the wicked who are defeated by their troubles. � 28 �
Proverbs 24 : 17 (ERVEN)
Don't be happy when your enemy has troubles. Don't be glad when they fall.
Proverbs 24 : 18 (ERVEN)
The Lord will see this, and he might be upset with you and decide not to punish your enemy. � 29 �
Proverbs 24 : 19 (ERVEN)
Don't let those who are evil upset you, and don't be jealous of them.
Proverbs 24 : 20 (ERVEN)
They have no hope. Their light will burn out. � 30 �
Proverbs 24 : 21 (ERVEN)
Son, respect the Lord and the king, and don't join with those who are against them,
Proverbs 24 : 22 (ERVEN)
because people like that can quickly be destroyed. You have no idea how much trouble God and the king can make for their enemies.
Proverbs 24 : 23 (ERVEN)
These are also words from the wise: A judge must be fair. He must not support some people simply because he knows them.
Proverbs 24 : 24 (ERVEN)
The people will turn against a judge who lets the guilty go free. Even the people of other nations will curse him.
Proverbs 24 : 25 (ERVEN)
But if a judge punishes the guilty, then people will be happy with him, and he will be a blessing to them.
Proverbs 24 : 26 (ERVEN)
An honest answer is as pleasing as a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24 : 27 (ERVEN)
First get your fields ready, next plant your crops, and then build your house.
Proverbs 24 : 28 (ERVEN)
Don't speak against someone without a good reason, or you will appear foolish.
Proverbs 24 : 29 (ERVEN)
Don't say, "You hurt me, so I will do the same to you. I will punish you for what you did to me."
Proverbs 24 : 30 (ERVEN)
I walked past a field that belonged to a lazy man. It was a vineyard that belonged to someone who understood nothing.
Proverbs 24 : 31 (ERVEN)
Weeds were growing everywhere! Wild vines covered the ground, and the wall around the vineyard was broken and falling down.
Proverbs 24 : 32 (ERVEN)
I looked at this and thought about it. This is what I learned:
Proverbs 24 : 33 (ERVEN)
a little sleep, a little rest, folding your arms, and taking a nap�34these things will make you poor very quickly. Soon you will have nothing, as if a thief broke in and took everything away.
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