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Prouerbs 24

¹Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.

²For their heart studieth destruction, and their lippes talke of mischiefe.

³Through wisedome is an house builded, and by vnderstanding it is established.

⁴And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

⁵A wise man is strong, yea a man of knowledge encreaseth strength.

⁶For by wise counsell thou shalt make thy warre: and in multitude of counsellers there is safetie.

⁷Wisedome is too high for a foole: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

⁸He that deuiseth to doe euill, shall be called a mischieuous person.

⁹The thought of foolishnesse is sinne: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

¹⁰If thou faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small:

¹¹If thou forbeare to deliuer them that are drawen vnto death, and those that are ready to be slaine:

¹²If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not: doth not he that pondereth the heart, consider it? and he that keepeth thy soule, doth not he know it? and shall not hee render to euery man according to his workes?

¹³My sonne, eate thou honie, because it is good, and the honie combe, which is sweete to thy taste.

¹⁴So shall the knowledge of wisedome be vnto thy soule: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

¹⁵Lay not waite, (O wicked man) against the dwelling of the righteous: spoile not his resting place.

¹⁶For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth vp againe: but the wicked shall fall into mischiefe.

¹⁷Reioyce not when thine enemie falleth: and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

¹⁸Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and hee turne away his wrath from him.

¹⁹Fret not thy selfe because of euill men; neither be thou enuious at the wicked.

²⁰For there shall be no reward to the euill man: the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹My sonne, feare thou the Lord, and the king: and medle not with them that are giuen to change.

²²For their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?

²³These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to haue respect of persons in iudgement.

²⁴He that sayth vnto the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse; nations shall abhorre him:

²⁵But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come vpon them.

²⁶Euery man shall kisse his lippes that giueth a right answere.

²⁷Prepare thy worke without, and make it fit for thy selfe in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

²⁸Be not a witnesse against thy neighbour without cause: and deceiue not with thy lippes.

²⁹Say not, I will doe so to him as he hath done to mee: I will render to the man according to his worke.

³⁰I went by the field of the slouthfull, and by the vineyard of the man voyd of vnderstanding:

³¹And loe, it was all growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall therof was broken downe:

³²Then I saw, and considered it well, I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.

³³Yet a little sleepe, a little slumber, a little folding of the handes to sleepe:

³⁴So shall thy pouertie come, as one that traueileth, and thy want, as an armed man.