Proverbs:24-25
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Be not thou envious against evil men ,
neither desire to be with them .
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For their heart studieth destruction ,
and their lips talk of mischief .
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Through wisdom is an house builded ;
and by understanding it is established :
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And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches .
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A wise man is strong ;
yea ,
a man of knowledge increaseth strength .
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For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war :
and in multitude of counsellors there is safety t @
shuw #
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Wisdom is too high for a fool :
he openeth not his mouth in the gate sha #
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He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person ba #
al #.
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The thought of foolishness is sin chatta #
ah #:
and the scorner is an abomination to men .
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If thou faint in the day of adversity ,
thy strength is small .
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If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death ,
and those that are ready to be slain ;
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If thou sayest ,
Behold ,
we knew it not ;
doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ?
and he that keepeth thy soul ,
doth not he know it ?
and shall not he render to every man according to his works po #
al #?
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My son ,
eat thou honey ,
because it is good ;
and the honeycomb ,
which is sweet to thy taste :
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So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul :
when thou hast found it ,
then there shall be a reward ,
and thy expectation shall not be cut off .
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Lay not wait ,
O wicked man ,
against the dwelling of the righteous ;
spoil not his resting place :
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For a just man falleth seven times ,
and riseth up again :
but the wicked shall fall into mischief .
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth ,
and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth :
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Lest the LORD see it ,
and it displease ra #
him ,
and he turn away his wrath from him .
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Fret not thyself because of evil men ,
neither be thou envious at the wicked ;
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For there shall be no reward to the evil man ;
the candle of the wicked shall be put out .
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My son ,
fear thou the LORD and the king :
and meddle not with them that are given to change :
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly pith #
owm #;
and who knoweth the ruin of them both ?
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These things also belong to the wise .
It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment .
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He that saith unto the wicked ,
Thou art righteous ;
him shall the people curse ,
nations shall abhor him :
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But to them that rebuke him shall be delight ,
and a good blessing shall come upon them .
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Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer .
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Prepare thy work without ,
and make it fit for thyself in the field ;
and afterwards build thine house .
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Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause ;
and deceive not with thy lips .
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Say not ,
I will do so to him as he hath done to me :
I will render to the man according to his work po #
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I went by the field of the slothful #
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and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ;
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And ,
lo ,
it was all grown over with thorns ,
and nettles had covered the face thereof ,
and the stone wall thereof was broken down .
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Then I saw ,
and considered it well :
I looked upon it ,
and received instruction .
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Yet a little sleep ,
a little slumber ,
a little folding of the hands to sleep :
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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ;
and thy want as an armed man .
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These are also proverbs of Solomon ,
which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out .
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing :
but the honour of kings is to search out a matter .
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The heaven for height ,
and the earth for depth ,
and the heart of kings is unsearchable .
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Take away the dross from the silver ,
and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer .
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Take away the wicked from before the king ,
and his throne shall be established in righteousness .
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Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king ,
and stand not in the place of great men :
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For better it is that it be said unto thee ,
Come up hither ;
than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen .
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Go not forth hastily to strive ,
lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof ,
when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame .
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself ;
and discover not a secret to another :
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Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame ,
and thine infamy turn not away .
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A word fitly #
spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver .
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As an earring of gold ,
and an ornament of fine gold ,
so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear .
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As the cold of snow in the time of harvest ,
so is a faithful messenger to them that send him :
for he refresheth the soul of his masters .
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Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain .
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By long forbearing is a prince persuaded ,
and a soft tongue breaketh the bone .
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Hast thou found honey ?
eat so much as is sufficient for thee ,
lest thou be filled therewith ,
and vomit it .
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Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbours house ;
lest he be weary of thee ,
and so hate thee .
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A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul ,
and a sword ,
and a sharp arrow .
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Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth ,
and a foot out of joint muw #
edeth #.
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As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather ,
and as vinegar upon nitre ,
so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart .
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If thine enemy be hungry ra #
eb #,
give him bread to eat ;
and if he be thirsty ,
give him water to drink :
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For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head ro #
sh #,
and the LORD shall reward thee .
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The north wind driveth away rain :
so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue .
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It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop ,
than with a brawling woman and in a wide house .
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As cold waters to a thirsty soul ,
so is good news from a far country .
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A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain ma #
yan #,
and a corrupt spring .
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It is not good to eat much honey :
so for men to search their own glory is not glory .
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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down ,
and without walls .
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As snow in summer ,
and as rain in harvest ,
so honour is not seemly for a fool .