Proverbs 24
1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.
2 For their heart studieth oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.
3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established.
4 And by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might.
A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.
6 For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war: and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdome is hie to a foole: therefore he can not open his mouth in the gate.
8 He that deviseth to do evil, men shall call him a mischievous person.
Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes.
9 The thought of the foolish is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men.
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
If thou bee faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small.
11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death, and those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine?
12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this: doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his work?
If thou say, Beholde, we knew not of it: he that pondereth the heartes, doeth not hee vnderstand it? and hee that keepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? will not he also recompense euery man according to his workes?
13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.
14 So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul: if thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.
16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:
Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,
18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Least the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.
19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; neither be thou envious at the wicked:
Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.
20 For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.
22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?
For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?
23 These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.
24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him.
25 But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.
26 He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.
They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.
27 Prepare thy work without, and make it ready for thee in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?
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.
Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, the face thereof was covered with nettles, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.
32 Then I beheld, and considered well: I saw, and received instruction.
Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.
33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.
34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber; and thy want as an armed man.
So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
