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Proverbs 24:1-32

24:1

Be not thou envious
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against evil
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men
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neither desire
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to be with them.

24:2

For their heart
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studieth
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destruction
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and their lips
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talk
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of mischief
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24:3

Through wisdom
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is an house
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builded
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and by understanding
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it is established
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24:4

And by knowledge
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shall the chambers
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be filled
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with all precious
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and pleasant
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riches
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24:5

A wise
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man
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[is] strong
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yea, a man
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of knowledge
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increaseth
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strength
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{is strong: Heb. is in strength} {increaseth...: Heb. strengtheneth might}

24:6

For by wise counsel
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thou shalt make
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thy war
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and in multitude
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of counsellors
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[there is] safety
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24:7

Wisdom
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[is] too high
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for a fool
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he openeth
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not his mouth
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in the gate
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24:8

He that deviseth
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to do evil
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shall be called
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a mischievous
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person
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24:9

The thought
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of foolishness
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[is] sin
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and the scorner
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[is] an abomination
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to men
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24:10

[If] thou faint
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in the day
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of adversity
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thy strength
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[is] small
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{small: Heb. narrow}

24:11

If thou forbear
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to deliver
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[them that are] drawn
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unto death
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and [those that are] ready
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to be slain
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24:12

If thou sayest
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Behold, we knew
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it not; doth not he that pondereth
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the heart
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consider
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[it]? and he that keepeth
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thy soul
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doth [not] he know
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[it]? and shall [not] he render
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to [every] man
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according to his works
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24:13

My son
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eat
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thou honey
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because [it is] good
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and the honeycomb
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[which is] sweet
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to thy taste
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{to...: Heb. upon thy palate}

24:14

So [shall] the knowledge
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of wisdom
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[be] unto thy soul
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when thou hast found
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[it], then there shall be
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a reward
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and thy expectation
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shall not be cut off
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24:15

Lay not wait
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O wicked
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[man], against the dwelling
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of the righteous
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spoil
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not his resting place
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24:16

For a just
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[man] falleth
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seven times
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and riseth up again
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but the wicked
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shall fall
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into mischief
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24:17

Rejoice
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not when thine enemy
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falleth
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and let not thine heart
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be glad
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when he stumbleth
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24:18

Lest the LORD
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see
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[it], and it displease
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him, and he turn away
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his wrath
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from him. {it displeaseth...: Heb. it be evil in his eyes}

24:19

Fret
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not thyself because of evil
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[men], neither be thou envious
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at the wicked
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{Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}

24:20

For there shall be no reward
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to the evil
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[man]; the candle
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of the wicked
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shall be put out
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{candle: or, lamp}

24:21

My son
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fear
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thou the LORD
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and the king
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[and] meddle
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not with them that are given to change
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{them...: Heb. changers}

24:22

For their calamity
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shall rise
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suddenly
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and who knoweth
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the ruin
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of them both
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24:23

These [things] also [belong] to the wise
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[It is] not good
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to have respect
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of persons
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in judgment
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24:24

He that saith
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unto the wicked
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Thou [art] righteous
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him shall the people
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curse
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nations
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shall abhor
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him:

24:25

But to them that rebuke
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[him] shall be delight
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and a good
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blessing
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shall come
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upon them. {a good...: Heb. a blessing of good}

24:26

[Every man] shall kiss
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[his] lips
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that giveth
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a right
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answer
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{that...: Heb. that answereth right words}

24:27

Prepare
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thy work
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without
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and make it fit
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for thyself in the field
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and afterwards
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build
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thine house
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24:28

Be not a witness
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against thy neighbour
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without cause
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and deceive
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[not] with thy lips
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24:29

Say
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not, I will do
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so to him as he hath done
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to me: I will render
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to the man
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according to his work
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24:30

I went
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by the field
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of the slothful
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and by the vineyard
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of the man
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void
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of understanding
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24:31

And, lo, it was all grown over
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with thorns
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[and] nettles
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had covered
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the face
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thereof, and the stone
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wall
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thereof was broken down
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24:32

Then I saw
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[and] considered [it] well
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I looked
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upon [it, and] received
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instruction
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{considered...: Heb. set my heart}