Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
Do
not
envy
wicked
men or
desire
their
company
;
Don't
be
envious
of
evil
men; Neither
desire
to
be
with
them:
for their hearts devise
violence, and their lips declare
trouble
.
For their hearts plot
violence, And their lips talk
about
mischief
.
By
wisdom a house is built and
by understanding it is established;
Through
wisdom a house is built ;
By understanding it is established;
through
knowledge its
rooms are filled with every
precious
and beautiful treasure.
By
knowledge the
rooms are filled With all
rare
and beautiful treasure.
A wise man is
strong,
and a man of
knowledge
enhances
his
strength .
A wise man has
great
power;
And a knowledgeable
man increases
strength ;
Only
with
sound
guidance should
you wage war ,
and victory lies
in a
multitude
of
counselors
.
For
by
wise
guidance you wage your
war ;
And victory is
in many
advisors
.
Wisdom is too high for a fool ;
he does
not
open his mouth in the meeting
place
.
Wisdom is too high for a fool :
He doesn't
open his mouth in the gate
.
He
who plots evil will be called a schemer.
One
who plots to
do
evil Will be called a schemer.
A
foolish
scheme
is
sin ,
and
a
mocker is detestable
to
men.
The
schemes
of
folly
are
sin .
The
mocker is detested
by
men.
If you faint
in the day
of distress
, how
small
is
your strength !
If you falter
in the time
of trouble
, Your strength is
small.
Rescue those being led away to death, and
restrain
those stumbling
toward
the slaughter .
Rescue those who
are
being led away to death !
Indeed
, hold
back
those who
are
staggering
to
the slaughter !
If you say, “
Behold, we did
not
know about
this ,”
does
not
He who weighs hearts consider it? Does
not
the
One
who guards
your life
know? Will
He not repay
a
man according to his deeds
?
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 render
to
every
man according to his work
?
Eat
honey,
my son, for it is good ,
and
the honeycomb is
sweet to your taste .
My son, eat
honey,
for it is good ;
The droppings
of
the
honeycomb ,
which
are
sweet to your taste :
Know therefore
that
wisdom is
sweet
to your soul .
If you find
it, there is
a future
for
you
, and
your hope will never
be cut off.
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.
Do
not
lie
in wait, O
wicked man, near
the dwelling
of the righteous ;
do
not
destroy his resting place .
Don't
lay
in wait, wicked man, against
the habitation
of the righteous .
Don't
destroy his resting -
place :
For though
a righteous man may
fall
seven times, he
still
gets
up; but the wicked stumble
in
bad
times
.
For a righteous man falls
seven times, and
rises
up again
; But the wicked are
overthrown
by
calamity
.
Do
not
gloat
when your enemy falls ,
and
do
not
let your heart rejoice
when he stumbles,
Don't
rejoice
when your enemy falls .
Don't
let your heart be
glad
when he is
overthrown;
or
the
LORD
will
see and disapprove
, and turn His wrath away
from him.
Lest
Yahweh
see it,
and it
displease
him
, And he
turn away
his wrath from him.
Do
not
fret over
evildoers ,
and
do
not
be envious of the wicked .
Don't
fret yourself
because
of
evildoers ;
Neither
be envious of the wicked :
For the evil man has
no
future
; the lamp of the wicked will
be extinguished
.
For there
will
be
no
reward
to
the evil man; And
the lamp of the wicked shall
be snuffed
out
.
My son, fear the
LORD
and the king ,
and
do
not
associate
with
the
rebellious
.
My son, fear Yahweh
and the king. Don't
join
those
who
are
rebellious:
For they
will bring
sudden
destruction .
Who knows what
ruin
they
can
bring
?
For their
calamity
will rise
suddenly;
The
destruction from
them
both--
who knows?
These also are sayings of the wise :
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
These also are sayings of the wise .
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Whoever
tells
the guilty
, “
You are innocent”—
peoples will
curse him, and nations will
denounce
him ;
He
who
says
to
the wicked
, "
You are righteous;"
Peoples shall
curse him, and nations shall
abhor
him --
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon
them.
But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, And a
rich blessing will come on
them.
An honest answer given
is like a kiss on the lips.
An honest answer Is like a kiss on the lips.
Complete
your outdoor
work and prepare
your field;
after
that
, you
may
build your house.
Prepare
your work outside,
And get
your fields
ready.
Afterwards
, build your house.
Do
not
testify
against your neighbor without cause ,
and
do
not
deceive with your lips.
Don't
be
a
witness
against your neighbor without cause .
Don't
deceive with your lips.
Do
not
say, “
I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay
the man according to his work. ”
Don't
say, "
I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render
to
the man according to his work. "
I went past
the field of a
slacker
and
by the vineyard of a
man lacking
judgment.
I went by
the field of the
sluggard,
By the vineyard of the
man void
of
understanding;
Thorns
had
grown
up
everywhere
, thistles
had
covered the
ground
, and the
stone wall was broken down.
Behold
, it
was
all
grown
over
with
thorns.
Its
surface
was
covered with
nettles
, And its
stone wall was broken down.
I observed
and took
it
to
heart;
I looked
and received instruction:
Then
I saw,
and considered
well.
I saw,
and received instruction:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
and
poverty will
come upon
you
like
a robber, and need
like
a
bandit
.
So
shall
your
poverty come as
a robber, And your
want
as
an
armed
man
.
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