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  24:1 ¶
Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: |
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24:1 ¶
Be notº
thou enviousºº
against evilº
men,ºº
neitherº
desireºº
to beº
withº
them. |
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24:2
For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. |
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24:2
Forº
their heartº
studiethºº
destruction,º
and their lipsº
talkºº
of mischief.º |
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24:3
Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; |
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24:3
Through wisdomº
is an houseº
builded;ºº
and by understandingº
it is established:ºº |
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24:4
And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches. |
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24:4
And by knowledgeº
shall the chambersº
be filledºº
with allº
preciousº
and pleasantº
riches.º |
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24:5
A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might. |
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24:5
A wiseº
manº
[is] strong;º
yea, a manº
of knowledgeº
increasethºº
strength.º |
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24:6
For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. |
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24:6
Forº
by wise counselº
thou shalt makeºº
thy war:º
and in multitudeº
of counsellorsºº
[there is] safety.º |
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24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. |
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24:7
Wisdomº
[is] too highºº
for a fool:º
he openethºº
notº
his mouthº
in the gate.º |
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24:8
He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. |
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24:8
He that devisethºº
to do evilºº
shall be calledºº
a mischievousº
person.º |
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24:9
The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. |
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24:9
The thoughtº
of foolishnessº
[is] sin:º
and the scornerºº
[is] an abominationº
to men.º |
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24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. |
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24:10
[If] thou faintºº
in the dayº
of adversity,º
thy strengthº
[is] small.º |
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24:11
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. |
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24:11
Ifº
thou forbearºº
to deliverºº
[them that are] drawnºº
unto death,º
and [those that are] readyºº
to be slain;º |
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24:12
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? |
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24:12
Ifº
thou sayest,ºº
Behold,º
we knewºº
itº
not;º
doth notº
he that ponderethºº
the heartºº
considerºº
[it]? and he that keepethºº
thy soul,º
doth [not] heº
knowºº
[it]? and shall [not] he renderºº
to [every] manº
according to his works?º |
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24:13
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: |
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24:13
My son,º
eatºº
thou honey,º
becauseº
[it is] good;º
and the honeycomb,º
[which is] sweetº
toº
thy taste:º |
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24:14
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. |
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24:14
Soº
[shall] the knowledgeºº
of wisdomº
[be] unto thy soul:º
whenº
thou hast foundºº
[it], then there shall beº
a reward,º
and thy expectationº
shall notº
be cut off.ºº |
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24:15
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: |
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24:15
Lay not wait,ººº
O wickedº
[man], against the dwellingº
of the righteous;º
spoilºº
notº
his resting place:º |
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24:16
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. |
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24:16
Forº
a justº
[man] fallethºº
sevenº
times,º
and riseth up again:ºº
but the wickedº
shall fallºº
into mischief.º |
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24:17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; |
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24:17
Rejoiceºº
notº
when thine enemyºº
falleth,ºº
and let notº
thine heartº
be gladºº
when he stumbleth:ºº |
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24:18
Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. |
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24:18
Lestº
the LORDº
seeºº
[it], and it displeaseººº
him, and he turn awayºº
his wrathº
fromºº
him. |
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24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked: |
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24:19
Fretºº
not thyselfºº
because of evilºº
[men], neitherº
be thou enviousºº
at the wicked;º |
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24:20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. |
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24:20
Forº
there shall beº
noº
rewardº
to the evilº
[man]; the candleº
of the wickedº
shall be put out.ºº |
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24:21
My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change: |
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24:21
My son,º
fearºº
thouº
the LORDº
and the king:º
[and] meddleºº
notº
withº
them that are given to change:ºº |
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24:22
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it? |
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24:22
Forº
their calamityº
shall riseºº
suddenly;º
and whoº
knowethºº
the ruinº
of them both?º |
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24:23
These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. |
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24:23
Theseº
[things] alsoº
[belong] to the wise.º
[It is] notº
goodº
to have respectºº
of personsº
in judgment.º |
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24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him: |
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24:24
He that saithºº
unto the wicked,º
Thouº
[art] righteous;º
him shall the peopleº
curse,ºº
nationsº
shall abhorºº
him: |
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24:25
But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. |
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24:25
But to them that rebukeºº
[him] shall be delight,ºº
and a goodº
blessingº
shall comeºº
uponº
them. |
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24:26
He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. |
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24:26
[Every man] shall kissºº
[his] lipsº
that givethºº
a rightº
answer.º |
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24:27
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. |
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24:27
Prepareºº
thy workº
without,º
and make it fitºº
for thyself in the field;º
and afterwardsº
buildºº
thine house.º |
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24:28
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. |
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24:28
Beº
notº
a witnessº
against thy neighbourº
without cause;º
and deceiveºº
[not] with thy lips.º |
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24:29
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work. |
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24:29
Sayºº
not,º
I will doºº
soº
to him asº
he hath doneºº
to me: I will renderºº
to the manº
according to his work.º |
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24:30
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
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24:30
I wentºº
byº
the fieldº
of the slothful,ºº
and byº
the vineyardº
of the manº
voidº
of understanding;º |
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24:31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. |
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24:31
And, lo,º
it was allº
grown overºº
with thorns,º
[and] nettlesº
had coveredºº
the faceº
thereof, and the stoneº
wallº
thereof was broken down.ºº |
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24:32
Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: |
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24:32
Then Iº
saw,ºº
[and] considered [it] well:ººº
I lookedºº
upon [it, and] receivedºº
instruction.º |
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24:33
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; |
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24:33
[Yet] a littleº
sleep,º
a littleº
slumber,º
a littleº
foldingº
of the handsº
to sleep:ºº |
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24:34
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man. |
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24:34
So shall thy povertyº
comeºº
[as] one that travelleth;ºº
and thy wantº
as an armedº
man.º |
