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World English Bible

Proverbs 24 (WEBP)

[1] Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
[2] for their hearts plot violence and their lips talk about mischief.
[3] Through wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established;
[4] by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.
[5] A wise man has great power. A knowledgeable man increases strength,
[6] for by wise guidance you wage your war, and victory is in many advisors.
[7] Wisdom is too high for a fool. He doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
[8] One who plots to do evil will be called a schemer.
[9] The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.
[10] If you falter in the time of trouble, your strength is small.
[11] Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
[12] If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not give to every man according to his work?
[13] My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;
[14] so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.
[15] Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
[16] for a righteous man falls seven times and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
[17] Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown,
[18] lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
[19] Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
[20] for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
[21] My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,
[22] for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?
[23] These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
[24] He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
[25] but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
[26] An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
[27] Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
[28] Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
[29] Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
[30] I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
[31] Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
[32] Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
[33] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
[34] so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 24 (KJVS)

[1] Be not thou envious against evil men, Neither desire to be with them.
[2] For their heart studieth destruction, And their lips talk of mischief.
[3] Through wisdom is an house builded; And by understanding it is established:
[4] And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
[5] A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
[6] For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: And in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
[7] Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
[8] He that deviseth to do evil Shall be called a mischievous person.
[9] The thought of foolishness is sin: And the scorner is an abomination to men.
[10] If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
[11] If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, And those that are ready to be slain;
[12] If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; Doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his works?
[13] My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
[14] So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: When thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, And thy expectation shall not be cut off.
[15] Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Spoil not his resting place:
[16] For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: But the wicked shall fall into mischief.
[17] Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
[18] Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
[19] Fret not thyself because of evil men, Neither be thou envious at the wicked;
[20] For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The candle of the wicked shall be put out.
[21] My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: And meddle not with them that are given to change:
[22] For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And who knoweth the ruin of them both?
[23] These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
[24] He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
[25] But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
[26] Every man shall kiss his lips That giveth a right answer.
[27] Prepare thy work without, And make it fit for thyself in the field; And afterwards build thine house.
[28] Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
[29] Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
[30] I went by the field of the slothful, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
[31] And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, And nettles had covered the face thereof, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
[32] Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
[33] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
[34] So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; And thy want as an armed man.

Proverbs 24:5 Heb. is in strength
Proverbs 24:10 Heb. narrow
Proverbs 24:18 Heb. it be evil in his eyes
Proverbs 24:19 Or, keep not company with the wicked
Proverbs 24:20 Or, lamp
Proverbs 24:21 Heb. changers
Proverbs 24:25 Heb. a blessing of good
Proverbs 24:26 Heb. that answereth right words
Proverbs 24:32 Heb. set my heart
Proverbs 24:34 Heb. a man of shield

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 24 (BYZ)

[1] Υἱέ, () μὴ () ζηλώσῃς () κακοὺς () ἄνδρας () μηδὲ () ἐπιθυμήσῃς () εἶναι () μετ’ () αὐτῶν· ()
[2] ψεύδη () γὰρ () μελετᾷ () ἡ () καρδία () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () πόνους () τὰ () χείλη () αὐτῶν () λαλεῖ. ()
[3] Μετὰ () σοφίας () οἰκοδομεῖται () οἶκος () καὶ () μετὰ () συνέσεως () ἀνορθοῦται· ()
[4] μετὰ () αἰσθήσεως () ἐμπίμπλαται () ταμίεια () ἐκ () παντὸς () πλούτου () τιμίου () καὶ () καλοῦ. ()
[5] Κρείσσων () σοφὸς () ἰσχυροῦ () καὶ () ἀνὴρ () φρόνησιν () ἔχων () γεωργίου () μεγάλου· ()
[6] μετὰ () κυβερνήσεως () γίνεται () πόλεμος, () βοήθεια () δὲ () μετὰ () καρδίας () βουλευτικῆς.
[7] Σοφία () καὶ () ἔννοια () ἀγαθὴ () ἐν () πύλαις () σοφῶν· () σοφοὶ () οὐκ () ἐκκλίνουσιν () ἐκ () στόματος () κυρίου, ()
[8] ἀλλὰ () λογίζονται () ἐν () συνεδρίοις. () Ἀπαιδεύτοις () συναντᾷ () θάνατος, ()
[9] ἀποθνῄσκει () δὲ () ἄφρων () ἐν () ἁμαρτίαις· () ἀκαθαρσία () δὲ () ἀνδρὶ () λοιμῷ () ἐμμολυνθήσεται
[10] ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () κακῇ () καὶ () ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () θλίψεως, () ἕως () ἂν () ἐκλίπῃ. ()
[11] Ῥῦσαι () ἀγομένους () εἰς () θάνατον () καὶ () ἐκπρίου κτεινομένους, μὴ () φείσῃ· ()
[12] ἐὰν () δὲ () εἴπῃς () Οὐκ () οἶδα () τοῦτον, () γίνωσκε () ὅτι () κύριος () καρδίας () πάντων () γινώσκει, () καὶ () ὁ () πλάσας () πνοὴν () πᾶσιν () αὐτὸς () οἶδεν () πάντα, () ὃς () ἀποδίδωσιν () ἑκάστῳ () κατὰ () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[13] Φάγε () μέλι, () υἱέ, () ἀγαθὸν () γὰρ () κηρίον, () ἵνα () γλυκανθῇ σου () ὁ () φάρυγξ·
[14] οὕτως () αἰσθήσῃ () σοφίαν () τῇ () σῇ () ψυχῇ· () ἐὰν () γὰρ () εὕρῃς, () ἔσται () καλὴ ἡ () τελευτή () σου, () καὶ () ἐλπίς () σε () οὐκ () ἐγκαταλείψει. ()
[15] Μὴ () προσαγάγῃς () ἀσεβῆ () νομῇ () δικαίων () μηδὲ () ἀπατηθῇς () χορτασίᾳ κοιλίας· ()
[16] ἑπτάκι () γὰρ () πεσεῖται () ὁ () δίκαιος () καὶ () ἀναστήσεται, () οἱ () δὲ () ἀσεβεῖς () ἀσθενήσουσιν () ἐν () κακοῖς. ()
[17] Ἐὰν () πέσῃ () ὁ () ἐχθρός () σου, () μὴ () ἐπιχαρῇς αὐτῷ, () ἐν () δὲ () τῷ () ὑποσκελίσματι αὐτοῦ () μὴ () ἐπαίρου· ()
[18] ὅτι () ὄψεται () κύριος, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἀρέσει () αὐτῷ, () καὶ () ἀποστρέψει () τὸν () θυμὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἀπ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[19] Μὴ () χαῖρε () ἐπὶ () κακοποιοῖς () μηδὲ () ζήλου () ἁμαρτωλούς· ()
[20] οὐ () γὰρ () μὴ () γένηται () ἔκγονα () πονηρῶν, () λαμπτὴρ δὲ () ἀσεβῶν () σβεσθήσεται. ()
[21] Φοβοῦ () τὸν () θεόν, () υἱέ, () καὶ () βασιλέα () καὶ () μηθετέρῳ αὐτῶν () ἀπειθήσῃς· ()
[22] ἐξαίφνης () γὰρ () τείσονται () τοὺς () ἀσεβεῖς, () τὰς () δὲ () τιμωρίας () ἀμφοτέρων () τίς () γνώσεται; () λόγον () φυλασσόμενος () υἱὸς () ἀπωλείας () ἐκτὸς () ἔσται, () δεχόμενος () δὲ () ἐδέξατο () αὐτόν. () μηδὲν () ψεῦδος () ἀπὸ () γλώσσης () βασιλεῖ () λεγέσθω, () καὶ () οὐδὲν () ψεῦδος () ἀπὸ () γλώσσης () αὐτοῦ () οὐ () μὴ () ἐξέλθῃ. () μάχαιρα () γλῶσσα () βασιλέως () καὶ () οὐ () σαρκίνη, () ὃς () δ’ () ἂν () παραδοθῇ, () συντριβήσεται· () ἐὰν () γὰρ () ὀξυνθῇ ὁ () θυμὸς () αὐτοῦ, () σὺν () νεύροις ἀνθρώπους () ἀναλίσκει () καὶ () ὀστᾶ () ἀνθρώπων () κατατρώγει καὶ () συγκαίει ὥσπερ () φλὸξ () ὥστε () ἄβρωτα εἶναι () νεοσσοῖς () ἀετῶν. ()
[23] Ταῦτα () δὲ () λέγω () ὑμῖν () τοῖς () σοφοῖς () ἐπιγινώσκειν· () αἰδεῖσθαι πρόσωπον () ἐν () κρίσει () οὐ () καλόν· ()
[24] ὁ () εἰπὼν () τὸν () ἀσεβῆ () Δίκαιός () ἐστιν, () ἐπικατάρατος () λαοῖς () ἔσται () καὶ () μισητὸς εἰς () ἔθνη· ()
[25] οἱ () δὲ () ἐλέγχοντες () βελτίους () φανοῦνται, () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () δὲ () ἥξει () εὐλογία () ἀγαθή· ()
[26] χείλη () δὲ () φιλήσουσιν () ἀποκρινόμενα () λόγους () ἀγαθούς. ()
[27] Ἑτοίμαζε () εἰς () τὴν () ἔξοδον () τὰ () ἔργα () σου () καὶ () παρασκευάζου () εἰς () τὸν () ἀγρὸν () καὶ () πορεύου () κατόπισθέν μου () καὶ () ἀνοικοδομήσεις () τὸν () οἶκόν () σου. ()
[28] Μὴ () ἴσθι () ψευδὴς () μάρτυς () ἐπὶ () σὸν () πολίτην () μηδὲ () πλατύνου () σοῖς () χείλεσιν· ()
[29] μὴ () εἴπῃς () Ὃν () τρόπον () ἐχρήσατό () μοι () χρήσομαι () αὐτῷ, () τείσομαι () δὲ () αὐτὸν () ἅ () με () ἠδίκησεν. ()
[30] Ὥσπερ () γεώργιον () ἀνὴρ () ἄφρων, () καὶ () ὥσπερ () ἀμπελὼν () ἄνθρωπος () ἐνδεὴς () φρενῶν· ()
[31] ἐὰν () ἀφῇς () αὐτόν, () χερσωθήσεται καὶ () χορτομανήσει ὅλος () καὶ () γίνεται () ἐκλελειμμένος, () οἱ () δὲ () φραγμοὶ () τῶν () λίθων () αὐτοῦ () κατασκάπτονται. ()
[32] Ὕστερον () ἐγὼ () μετενόησα, () ἐπέβλεψα () τοῦ () ἐκλέξασθαι () παιδείαν. ()
[33] Ὀλίγον () νυστάζω, () ὀλίγον () δὲ () καθυπνῶ, ὀλίγον () δὲ () ἐναγκαλίζομαι () χερσὶν () στήθη· ()
[34] ἐὰν () δὲ () τοῦτο () ποιῇς, () ἥξει () προπορευομένη () ἡ () πενία σου () καὶ () ἡ () ἔνδειά σου () ὥσπερ () ἀγαθὸς () δρομεύς.

Proverbs 24:22 Originally verses 24:22 and 24:22a–e.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.