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# Proverbs 24 (New King James Version)
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Do Not Envy Evil Men
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##### Chapter 24
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###### 1 Do not be envious of evil men,
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Nor desire to be with them;
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###### 2 For their heart devises violence,
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And their lips talk of troublemaking.
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###### 3 Through wisdom a house is built,
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And by understanding it is established;
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###### 4 By knowledge the rooms are filled
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With all precious and pleasant riches.
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###### 5 A wise man _is_ strong,
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Yes, a man of knowledge increases strength;
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###### 6 For by wise counsel you will wage your own war,
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And in a multitude of counselors _there is_ safety.
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###### 7 Wisdom _is_ too lofty for a fool;
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He does not open his mouth in the gate.
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###### 8 He who plots to do evil
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Will be called a schemer.
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###### 9 The devising of foolishness _is_ sin,
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And the scoffer _is_ an abomination to men.
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###### 10 _If_ you faint in the day of adversity,
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Your strength _is_ small.
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###### 11 Deliver _those who_ are drawn toward death,
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And hold back _those_ stumbling to the slaughter.
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###### 12 If you say, "Surely we did not know this,"
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Does not He who weighs the hearts consider _it?_
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He who keeps your soul, does He _not_ know _it?_
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And will He _not_ render to _each_ man according to his deeds?
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###### 13 My son, eat honey because _it is_ good,
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And the honeycomb _which is_ sweet to your taste;
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###### 14 So _shall_ the knowledge of wisdom _be_ to your soul;
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If you have found _it,_ there is a prospect,
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And your hope will not be cut off.
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###### 15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked _man,_ against the dwelling of the righteous;
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Do not plunder his resting place;
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###### 16 For a righteous _man_ may fall seven times
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And rise again,
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But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
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###### 17 Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
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And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;
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###### 18 Lest the Lord see _it,_ and it displease Him,
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And He turn away His wrath from him.
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###### 19 Do not fret because of evildoers,
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Nor be envious of the wicked;
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###### 20 For there will be no prospect for the evil _man;_
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The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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###### 21 My son, fear the Lord and the king;
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Do not associate with those given to change;
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###### 22 For their calamity will rise suddenly,
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And who knows the ruin those two can bring?Further Sayings of the Wise
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###### 23 These _things_ also _belong_ to the wise:
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_It is_ not good to show partiality in judgment.
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###### 24 He who says to the wicked, "You _are_ righteous,"
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Him the people will curse;
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Nations will abhor him.
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###### 25 But those who rebuke _the wicked_ will have delight,
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And a good blessing will come upon them.
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###### 26 He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.
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###### 27 Prepare your outside work,
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Make it fit for yourself in the field;
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And afterward build your house.
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###### 28 Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause,
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For would you deceive with your lips?
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###### 29 Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me;
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I will render to the man according to his work."
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###### 30 I went by the field of the lazy _man_,
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And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
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###### 31 And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
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Its surface was covered with nettles;
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Its stone wall was broken down.
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###### 32 When I saw _it,_ I considered _it_ well;
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I looked on _it and_ received instruction:
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###### 33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
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A little folding of the hands to rest;
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###### 34 So shall your poverty come _like_ a prowler,
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And your need like an armed man.
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