Proverbs 24 : 1 (NCV)
Don't envy evil people or try to be friends with them.
Proverbs 24 : 2 (NCV)
Their minds are always planning violence, and they always talk about making trouble.
Proverbs 24 : 3 (NCV)
It takes wisdom to have a good family, and it takes understanding to make it strong.
Proverbs 24 : 4 (NCV)
It takes knowledge to fill a home with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 24 : 5 (NCV)
Wise people have great power, and those with knowledge have great strength.
Proverbs 24 : 6 (NCV)
So you need advice when you go to war. If you have lots of good advice, you will win.
Proverbs 24 : 7 (NCV)
Foolish people cannot understand wisdom. They have nothing to say in a discussion.
Proverbs 24 : 8 (NCV)
Whoever makes evil plans will be known as a troublemaker.
Proverbs 24 : 9 (NCV)
Making foolish plans is sinful, and making fun of wisdom is hateful.
Proverbs 24 : 10 (NCV)
If you give up when trouble comes, it shows that you are weak.
Proverbs 24 : 11 (NCV)
Save those who are being led to their death; rescue those who are about to be killed.
Proverbs 24 : 12 (NCV)
If you say, "We don't know anything about this," God, who knows what's in your mind, will notice. He is watching you, and he will know. He will reward each person for what he has done.
Proverbs 24 : 13 (NCV)
My child, eat honey because it is good. Honey from the honeycomb tastes sweet.
Proverbs 24 : 14 (NCV)
In the same way, wisdom is pleasing to you. If you find it, you have hope for the future, and your wishes will come true.
Proverbs 24 : 15 (NCV)
Don't be wicked and attack a good family's house; don't rob the place where they live.
Proverbs 24 : 16 (NCV)
Even though good people may be bothered by trouble seven times, they are never defeated, but the wicked are overwhelmed by trouble.
Proverbs 24 : 17 (NCV)
Don't be happy when your enemy is defeated; don't be glad when he is overwhelmed.
Proverbs 24 : 18 (NCV)
The Lord will notice and be displeased. He may not be angry with them anymore.
Proverbs 24 : 19 (NCV)
Don't envy evil people, and don't be jealous of the wicked.
Proverbs 24 : 20 (NCV)
An evil person has nothing to hope for; the wicked will die like a flame that is put out.
Proverbs 24 : 21 (NCV)
My child, respect the Lord and the king. Don't join those people who refuse to obey them.
Proverbs 24 : 22 (NCV)
The Lord and the king will quickly destroy such people. Those two can cause great disaster!
Proverbs 24 : 23 (NCV)
These are also sayings of the wise: It is not good to take sides when you are the judge.
Proverbs 24 : 24 (NCV)
Don't tell the wicked that they are innocent; people will curse you, and nations will hate you.
Proverbs 24 : 25 (NCV)
But things will go well if you punish the guilty, and you will receive rich blessings.
Proverbs 24 : 26 (NCV)
An honest answer is as pleasing as a kiss on the lips.
Proverbs 24 : 27 (NCV)
First, finish your outside work and prepare your fields. After that, you can build your house.
Proverbs 24 : 28 (NCV)
Don't testify against your neighbor for no good reason. Don't say things that are false.
Proverbs 24 : 29 (NCV)
Don't say, "I'll get even; I'll do to him what he did to me."
Proverbs 24 : 30 (NCV)
I passed by a lazy person's field and by the vineyard of someone with no sense.
Proverbs 24 : 31 (NCV)
Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds, and the stone walls had fallen down.
Proverbs 24 : 32 (NCV)
I thought about what I had seen; I learned this lesson from what I saw.
Proverbs 24 : 33 (NCV)
You sleep a little; you take a nap. You fold your hands and lie down to rest.
Proverbs 24 : 34 (NCV)
Soon you will be as poor as if you had been robbed; you will have as little as if you had been held up.

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