Proverbs 24

Ward Green Version, 2004	American Standard Version, 1901
© 2008 Ward Green. All rights reserved. Proverbs 24 ¹Do not you their evil be envying men ¹Nor to be among them desire hanker yen ²For he who is pondering violent ways ²Comes surely to grief at the end of his days ³O wisdom is building its house by its art ³And feminine skill will make right every part ⁴By wisdom is furnished of wealth everything ⁴To innermost chambers sweet honour to bring ⁵So one wise in strength will have wisdom of heart ⁵And knowledge the strength of the wiser one's art ⁶The cause of good counsel makes firm every fight ⁶And careful reflection will salvage great might ⁷Do not to a silly man wisdom uphold ⁷A gateway he opens his mouth wide not bold ⁸The one who plots evil will spoil one in charge ⁸As one who plots mischief is known in the large ⁹A cause that is mischievous foolishness crime ⁹And something disgusting to men is a mime ¹⁰Distress in the time when you show yourself slack ¹⁰Then your vital power and wealth tend to lack ¹¹Deliver those taken and rescue from death ¹¹To those who are heading for slaughter give breath ¹²The one who is weighing the heart takes it in ¹²He pays good for good and denies your soul's sin ¹³My son do eat honey for it's a good thing ¹³The dripping of honeycomb sweetness will bring ¹⁴To rightness of knowledge to wisdom of breath ¹⁴And hope of the future renewal not death ¹⁵Lie you not in wait at the righteous one's place ¹⁵Where one comes to rest may you life not efface ¹⁶For seven times stumbling the righteous stands tall ¹⁶And wicked ones end in calamities all ¹⁷But do not rejoice at your enemy's plight ¹⁷And at his distress may your eye not be bright ¹⁸Jehovah may see it and not be amused ¹⁸And so may his wrath on your foe be defused ¹⁹And neither bring anger for bad men to glow ¹⁹Nor jealous-like envy of wicked ones know ²⁰Because of their hurt will the bad do without ²⁰The lamp of ungodly men shall be put out ²¹My son fear Jehovah and fear thou the king ²¹With those who would alter do not share a thing ²²For their final cause surely hastens to rise ²²And to their destruction now who may be wise ²³For wise is the saying we have from of old ²³That one should not question a verdict we're told ²⁴One says to the wicked: ``I think you are right!'' ²⁴While cursing him whole nations rise up to fight ²⁵And those who rebuke him incline to agree ²⁵Shall good and prosperity fine blessings see ²⁶As one who is kissed on the lips in God's sight ²⁶Is one who is giving of truth and of right ²⁷By outward endeavour your country make fit ²⁷So later a house you may build upon it ²⁸Speak not without cause to a neighbour's demise ²⁸Nay-- nor with your lips a deception devise ²⁹Say not: ``I will give to each as they have done!'' ²⁹``I'll render the same as they did every one.'' ³⁰For I passed by the field of the indolent man ³⁰The witless one's vineyard-- right past it I ran! ³¹With thorns it was covered with weeds overgrown ³¹The stone wall around it had been overthrown ³²I saw in my mind and its warning I took ³²As precious instruction received from a book ³³In slumbering sleeping in taking one's rest ³³In folding one's hands to be pressed to one's chest ³⁴One's poverty comes by a thief unalarmed ³⁴One's want comes indeed by a man who is armed © 2008 Ward Green. All rights reserved.	Proverbs 24 1 Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: Proverbs 24 2 For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief. Proverbs 24 3 Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; Proverbs 24 4 And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches. Proverbs 24 5 A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might Proverbs 24 6 For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. Proverbs 24 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate. Proverbs 24 8 He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker. Proverbs 24 9 The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men. Proverbs 24 10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small. Proverbs 24 11 Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back. Proverbs 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? Proverbs 24 13 My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste: Proverbs 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. Proverbs 24 15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: Proverbs 24 16 For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity. Proverbs 24 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown; Proverbs 24 18 Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him. Proverbs 24 19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked: Proverbs 24 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Proverbs 24 21 My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change: Proverbs 24 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it? Proverbs 24 23 These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good. Proverbs 24 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him: Proverbs 24 25 But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them. Proverbs 24 26 He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer. Proverbs 24 27 Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house. Proverbs 24 28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips. Proverbs 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. Proverbs 24 30 I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; Proverbs 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. Proverbs 24 32 Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: Proverbs 24 33 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; Proverbs 24 34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Ward Green Version, 2004

American Standard Version, 1901

© 2008 Ward Green. All rights reserved.
Proverbs 24
¹Do not you their evil be envying men
¹Nor to be among them desire hanker yen
²For he who is pondering violent ways
²Comes surely to grief at the end of his days

³O wisdom is building its house by its art
³And feminine skill will make right every part
⁴By wisdom is furnished of wealth everything
⁴To innermost chambers sweet honour to bring

⁵So one wise in strength will have wisdom of heart
⁵And knowledge the strength of the wiser one's art
⁶The cause of good counsel makes firm every fight
⁶And careful reflection will salvage great might

⁷Do not to a silly man wisdom uphold
⁷A gateway he opens his mouth wide not bold
⁸The one who plots evil will spoil one in charge
⁸As one who plots mischief is known in the large

⁹A cause that is mischievous foolishness crime
⁹And something disgusting to men is a mime
¹⁰Distress in the time when you show yourself slack
¹⁰Then your vital power and wealth tend to lack

¹¹Deliver those taken and rescue from death
¹¹To those who are heading for slaughter give breath
¹²The one who is weighing the heart takes it in
¹²He pays good for good and denies your soul's sin

¹³My son do eat honey for it's a good thing
¹³The dripping of honeycomb sweetness will bring
¹⁴To rightness of knowledge to wisdom of breath
¹⁴And hope of the future renewal not death

¹⁵Lie you not in wait at the righteous one's place
¹⁵Where one comes to rest may you life not efface
¹⁶For seven times stumbling the righteous stands tall
¹⁶And wicked ones end in calamities all

¹⁷But do not rejoice at your enemy's plight
¹⁷And at his distress may your eye not be bright
¹⁸Jehovah may see it and not be amused
¹⁸And so may his wrath on your foe be defused

¹⁹And neither bring anger for bad men to glow
¹⁹Nor jealous-like envy of wicked ones know
²⁰Because of their hurt will the bad do without
²⁰The lamp of ungodly men shall be put out

²¹My son fear Jehovah and fear thou the king
²¹With those who would alter do not share a thing
²²For their final cause surely hastens to rise
²²And to their destruction now who may be wise

²³For wise is the saying we have from of old
²³That one should not question a verdict we're told
²⁴One says to the wicked: ``I think you are right!''
²⁴While cursing him whole nations rise up to fight

²⁵And those who rebuke him incline to agree
²⁵Shall good and prosperity fine blessings see
²⁶As one who is kissed on the lips in God's sight
²⁶Is one who is giving of truth and of right

²⁷By outward endeavour your country make fit
²⁷So later a house you may build upon it
²⁸Speak not without cause to a neighbour's demise
²⁸Nay-- nor with your lips a deception devise

²⁹Say not: ``I will give to each as they have done!''
²⁹``I'll render the same as they did every one.''
³⁰For I passed by the field of the indolent man
³⁰The witless one's vineyard-- right past it I ran!

³¹With thorns it was covered with weeds overgrown
³¹The stone wall around it had been overthrown
³²I saw in my mind and its warning I took
³²As precious instruction received from a book

³³In slumbering sleeping in taking one's rest
³³In folding one's hands to be pressed to one's chest
³⁴One's poverty comes by a thief unalarmed
³⁴One's want comes indeed by a man who is armed
© 2008 Ward Green. All rights reserved.

Proverbs 24 1
Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Proverbs 24 2
For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24 3
Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;
Proverbs 24 4
And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
Proverbs 24 5
A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might
Proverbs 24 6
For by wise guidance thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Proverbs 24 7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Proverbs 24 8
He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.
Proverbs 24 9
The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
Proverbs 24 10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
Proverbs 24 11
Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
Proverbs 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?
Proverbs 24 13
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 24 15
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
Proverbs 24 16
For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.
Proverbs 24 17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
Proverbs 24 18
Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
Proverbs 24 19
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
Proverbs 24 20
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Proverbs 24 21
My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:
Proverbs 24 22
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?
Proverbs 24 23
These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Proverbs 24 24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:
Proverbs 24 25
But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
Proverbs 24 26
He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.
Proverbs 24 27
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
Proverbs 24 28
Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 24 30
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 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.
Proverbs 24 32
Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
Proverbs 24 33
[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
Proverbs 24 34
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

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