Proverbs 24 (NIV11)
1 Do not envy the wicked,do not desire their company; 2 for their hearts plot violence,and their lips talk about making trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built,and through understanding it is established; 4 through knowledge its rooms are filledwith rare and beautiful treasures. 5 The wise prevail through great power,and those who have knowledge muster their strength. 6 Surely you need guidance to wage war,and victory is won through many advisers. 7 Wisdom is too high for fools;in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths. 8 Whoever plots evilwill be known as a schemer. 9 The schemes of folly are sin,and people detest a mocker. 10 If you falter in a time of trouble,how small is your strength! 11 Rescue those being led away to death;hold back those staggering toward slaughter. 12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?Does not he who guards your life know it?Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done? 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. 14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:If you find it, there is a future hope for you,and your hope will not be cut off. 15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,do not plunder their dwelling place; 16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes. 17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls;when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, 18 or the LORD will see and disapproveand turn his wrath away from them. 19 Do not fret because of evildoersor be envious of the wicked, 20 for the evildoer has no future hope,and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. 21 Fear the LORD and the king, my son,and do not join with rebellious officials, 22 for those two will send sudden destruction on them,and who knows what calamities they can bring? 23 These also are sayings of the wise:To show partiality in judging is not good: 24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations. 25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and rich blessing will come on them. 26 An honest answeris like a kiss on the lips. 27 Put your outdoor work in orderand get your fields ready;after that, build your house. 28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause—would you use your lips to mislead? 29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;I’ll pay them back for what they did.” 30 I went past the field of a sluggard,past the vineyard of someone who has no sense; 31 thorns had come up everywhere,the ground was covered with weeds,and the stone wall was in ruins. 32 I applied my heart to what I observedand learned a lesson from what I saw: 33 A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the hands to rest— 34 and poverty will come on you like a thiefand scarcity like an armed man.
In Other Versions
Proverbs 24 in the ANGEFD
Proverbs 24 in the ANTPNG2D
Proverbs 24 in the AS21
Proverbs 24 in the BAGH
Proverbs 24 in the BBPNG
Proverbs 24 in the BBT1E
Proverbs 24 in the BDS
Proverbs 24 in the BEV
Proverbs 24 in the BHAD
Proverbs 24 in the BIB
Proverbs 24 in the BLPT
Proverbs 24 in the BNT
Proverbs 24 in the BNTABOOT
Proverbs 24 in the BNTLV
Proverbs 24 in the BOATCB
Proverbs 24 in the BOATCB2
Proverbs 24 in the BOBCV
Proverbs 24 in the BOCNT
Proverbs 24 in the BOECS
Proverbs 24 in the BOGWICC
Proverbs 24 in the BOHCB
Proverbs 24 in the BOHCV
Proverbs 24 in the BOHLNT
Proverbs 24 in the BOHNTLTAL
Proverbs 24 in the BOICB
Proverbs 24 in the BOILNTAP
Proverbs 24 in the BOITCV
Proverbs 24 in the BOKCV
Proverbs 24 in the BOKCV2
Proverbs 24 in the BOKHWOG
Proverbs 24 in the BOKSSV
Proverbs 24 in the BOLCB
Proverbs 24 in the BOLCB2
Proverbs 24 in the BOMCV
Proverbs 24 in the BONAV
Proverbs 24 in the BONCB
Proverbs 24 in the BONLT
Proverbs 24 in the BONUT2
Proverbs 24 in the BOPLNT
Proverbs 24 in the BOSCB
Proverbs 24 in the BOSNC
Proverbs 24 in the BOTLNT
Proverbs 24 in the BOVCB
Proverbs 24 in the BOYCB
Proverbs 24 in the BPBB
Proverbs 24 in the BPH
Proverbs 24 in the BSB
Proverbs 24 in the CCB
Proverbs 24 in the CUV
Proverbs 24 in the CUVS
Proverbs 24 in the DBT
Proverbs 24 in the DGDNT
Proverbs 24 in the DHNT
Proverbs 24 in the DNT
Proverbs 24 in the ELBE
Proverbs 24 in the EMTV
Proverbs 24 in the ESV
Proverbs 24 in the FBV
Proverbs 24 in the FEB
Proverbs 24 in the GGMNT
Proverbs 24 in the GNT
Proverbs 24 in the HARY
Proverbs 24 in the HNT
Proverbs 24 in the IRVA
Proverbs 24 in the IRVB
Proverbs 24 in the IRVG
Proverbs 24 in the IRVH
Proverbs 24 in the IRVK
Proverbs 24 in the IRVM
Proverbs 24 in the IRVM2
Proverbs 24 in the IRVO
Proverbs 24 in the IRVP
Proverbs 24 in the IRVT
Proverbs 24 in the IRVT2
Proverbs 24 in the IRVU
Proverbs 24 in the ISVN
Proverbs 24 in the JSNT
Proverbs 24 in the KAPI
Proverbs 24 in the KBT1ETNIK
Proverbs 24 in the KBV
Proverbs 24 in the KJV
Proverbs 24 in the KNFD
Proverbs 24 in the LBA
Proverbs 24 in the LBLA
Proverbs 24 in the LNT
Proverbs 24 in the LSV
Proverbs 24 in the MAAL
Proverbs 24 in the MBV
Proverbs 24 in the MBV2
Proverbs 24 in the MHNT
Proverbs 24 in the MKNFD
Proverbs 24 in the MNG
Proverbs 24 in the MNT
Proverbs 24 in the MNT2
Proverbs 24 in the MRS1T
Proverbs 24 in the NAA
Proverbs 24 in the NASB
Proverbs 24 in the NBLA
Proverbs 24 in the NBS
Proverbs 24 in the NBVTP
Proverbs 24 in the NET2
Proverbs 24 in the NNT
Proverbs 24 in the NNT2
Proverbs 24 in the NNT3
Proverbs 24 in the PDDPT
Proverbs 24 in the PFNT
Proverbs 24 in the RMNT
Proverbs 24 in the SBIAS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIBS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIBS2
Proverbs 24 in the SBICS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIDS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIGS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIHS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIIS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIIS2
Proverbs 24 in the SBIIS3
Proverbs 24 in the SBIKS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIKS2
Proverbs 24 in the SBIMS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIOS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIPS
Proverbs 24 in the SBISS
Proverbs 24 in the SBITS
Proverbs 24 in the SBITS2
Proverbs 24 in the SBITS3
Proverbs 24 in the SBITS4
Proverbs 24 in the SBIUS
Proverbs 24 in the SBIVS
Proverbs 24 in the SBT
Proverbs 24 in the SBT1E
Proverbs 24 in the SCHL
Proverbs 24 in the SNT
Proverbs 24 in the SUSU
Proverbs 24 in the SUSU2
Proverbs 24 in the SYNO
Proverbs 24 in the TBIAOTANT
Proverbs 24 in the TBT1E
Proverbs 24 in the TBT1E2
Proverbs 24 in the TFTIP
Proverbs 24 in the TFTU
Proverbs 24 in the TGNTATF3T
Proverbs 24 in the THAI
Proverbs 24 in the TNFD
Proverbs 24 in the TNT
Proverbs 24 in the TNTIK
Proverbs 24 in the TNTIL
Proverbs 24 in the TNTIN
Proverbs 24 in the TNTIP
Proverbs 24 in the TNTIZ
Proverbs 24 in the TOMA
Proverbs 24 in the TTENT
Proverbs 24 in the UBG
Proverbs 24 in the UGV
Proverbs 24 in the UGV2
Proverbs 24 in the UGV3
Proverbs 24 in the VBL
Proverbs 24 in the VDCC
Proverbs 24 in the YALU
Proverbs 24 in the YAPE
Proverbs 24 in the YBVTP
Proverbs 24 in the ZBP
