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Precepts and Warnings

  1 Do not be aenvious° of evil° men°,
  Nor° desire° to bbe with them;
  2 For their Iminds° devise° aviolence°,
  And their lips° btalk° of trouble°.

[1] aPs 37:1; Pv 3:31; 23:17; 24:19 bPs 1:1; Pv 1:15
[2] ILit hearts aIs 30:12; Jr 22:17 bJb 15:35; Ps 10:7; 38:12

  3aBy wisdom° a house° is built°,
  And by understanding° it is established°;
  4 And by knowledge° the rooms° are afilled°
  With all° precious° and pleasant° riches°.

[3] aPv 9:1; 14:1
[4] aPv 8:21

  5 ¶ A awise° man° is Istrong°,
  And a man° of knowledge° IIincreases° power°.
  6 For aby wise° guidance° you will Iwage° war°,
  And bin abundance° of counselors° there is victory°.

[5] ILit in strength IILit strengthens power aPv 21:22
[6] ILit make battle for yourself aPv 20:18 bPv 11:14

  7 ¶ Wisdom° is a[too] exalted° for a fool°,
  He does not open° his mouth° bin the gate°.

[7] aPs 10:5; Pv 14:6; 17:16 bJb 5:4; Ps 127:5

  8 ¶ One who aplans° to do° evil°,
  Men will call° a Ischemer°°.
  9 The adevising° of folly° is sin°,
  And the scoffer° is an abomination° to men°.

[8] IOr deviser of evil aPv 6:14; 14:22; Ro 1:30
[9] aMt 15:19; Ac 8:22

  10 ¶ If you aare slack° in the day° of distress°,
  Your strength° is limited°.

[10] aDt 20:8; Jb 4:5; Jr 51:46; He 12:3

  11aDeliver° those who are being taken° away to death°,
  And those who are staggering° to slaughter°, Oh° hold° [them] back°.
  12 If° you say°, “See°, we did not know° this°,”
  Does He not aconsider° [it] bwho weighs° the hearts°?
  And cdoes He not know° [it] who dkeeps° your soul°?
  And will He not Ierender° to man° according to his work°?

[11] aPs 82:4; Is 58:6, 7
[12] ILit bring back aEc 5:8 b1S 16:7; Pv 21:2 cPs 94:9-11 dPs 121:3-8 eJb 34:11; Pv 12:14

  13 ¶ My son°, eat° ahoney°, for it is good°,
  Yes, the bhoney° from the comb° is sweet° to your taste°;
  14 Know° [that] awisdom° is thus° for your soul°;
  If° you find° [it], then there° will be a Ibfuture°,
  And your hope° will not be cut° off°.

[13] aPs 19:10; 119:103; Pv 25:16; So 5:1 bPv 16:24; 27:7; So 4:11
[14] ILit latter end aPv 2:10 bPv 23:18

  15aDo not lie° in wait°, O wicked° man°, against the dwelling° of the righteous°;
  Do not destroy° his resting° place°;
  16 For a arighteous° man° falls° seven° times°, and rises° again,
  But the bwicked° stumble° in [time of] calamity°.

[15] aPs 10:9, 10
[16] aJb 5:19; Ps 37:24; Mi 7:8 bPv 6:15; 14:32; 24:22; Jr 18:17

  17aDo not rejoice° when your enemy° falls°,
  And do not let your heart° be glad° when he stumbles°;
  18 Or° the LORD° will see° [it] and Ibe displeased°°,
  And turn° His anger° away° from him.

[17] aJb 31:29; Ps 35:15, 19; Pv 17:5; Ob 12
[18] ILit it is evil in His eyes

  19aDo not fret° because of evildoers°
  Or be benvious° of the wicked°;
  20 For athere will be no° Ibfuture° for the evil° man°;
  The clamp° of the wicked° will be put° out.

[19] aPs 37:1 bPv 23:17; 24:1
[20] ILit latter end aJb 15:31 bPv 23:18 cJb 18:5, 6; 21:17; Pv 13:9; 20:20

  21 ¶ My son°, Iafear° the LORD° and the king°;
  Do not associate° with those who are given° to change°,
  22 For their acalamity° will rise° suddenly°,
  And who° knows° the ruin° [that comes] from both° of them?

[21] IOr reverence aRo 13:1-7; 1P 2:17
[22] aPv 24:16

  23 ¶ These° also° are asayings of the wise°.
  To Ibshow° partiality°° in judgment° is not good°.
  24 He awho says° to the wicked°, “You are righteous°,”
  bPeoples° will curse° him, nations° will abhor° him;
  25 But ato those who rebuke° the [wicked] will be delight°,
  And a good° blessing° will come° upon them.
  26 He kisses° the lips°
  Who gives° Ia right° answer°.

[23] ILit regard the face aPv 1:6; 22:17 bPv 18:5; 28:21
[24] aPv 17:15; Is 5:23 bPv 11:26
[25] aPv 28:23
[26] IOr an honest

  27 ¶ Prepare° your work° outside°
  And amake° it ready° for yourself in the field°;
  Afterwards°, then, build° your house°.

[27] aPv 27:23-27

  28 ¶ Do not be a awitness° against your neighbor° without° cause°,
  And bdo not deceive° with your lips°.
  29 aDo° not say°, “Thus° I shall do° to him as he has done° to me;
  I will Irender° to the man° according to his work°.”

[28] aPv 25:18 bLv 6:2, 3; 19:11; Ep 4:25
[29] ILit bring back aPv 20:22; Mt 5:39; Ro 12:17

  30 ¶ I passed° by the field° of the sluggard°
  And by the vineyard° of the man° alacking° Isense°,
  31 And behold°, it was completely° aovergrown° with thistles°;
  Its surface° was covered° with Ibnettles°,
  And its stone° cwall° was broken° down°.
  32 When I saw°, I Ireflected°° upon it;
  I looked°, [and] received° instruction°.
  33aA little° sleep°, a little° slumber°,
  A little° folding° of the hands° to rest°,”
  34 Then your poverty° will come° [as] Ia robber°
  And your want° like IIan armed° man°.

[30] ILit heart aPv 6:32
[31] II.e. a kind of weed aGn 3:18 bJb 30:7 cIs 5:5
[32] ILit set my heart
[33] aPv 6:10
[34] IOr a vagabond; lit one who walks IILit a man with a shield


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Sundry observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices (10-24).

1 ¶ Be not² thou enviousºª against evilº men,¹² neither² desireºª to be² with² them. 2 For² their heartº studiethºª destruction,º and their lipsº talkºª of mischief.º 3 Through wisdomº is an houseº builded;ºª and by understandingº it is established:ºª 4 And by knowledgeº shall the chambersº be filledºª with all² preciousº and pleasantº riches.º 5 A wiseº manº [is] strong;º yea, a manº of knowledgeº increasethºª strength.º 6 For² by wise counselº thou shalt makeºª thy war:º and in multitudeº of counsellorsºª [there is] safety.º 7 Wisdomº [is] too highºª for a fool:º he openethºª not² his mouthº in the gate.º 8 He that devisethºª to do evilºª shall be calledºª a mischievousº person.º 9 The thoughtº of foolishnessº [is] sin:º and the scornerºª [is] an abominationº to men.º 10 [If] thou faintºª in the dayº of adversity,º thy strengthº [is] small.º 11 If² thou forbearºª to deliverºª [them that are] drawnºª unto death,º and [those that are] readyºª to be slain;º 12 If² thou sayest,ºª Behold,² we knewºª it² not;² doth not² he that ponderethºª the heart¹² considerºª [it]? and he that keepethºª thy soul,º doth [not] he² knowºª [it]? and shall [not] he renderºª to [every] manº according to his works?º 13 My son,º eatºª thou honey,º because² [it is] good;º and the honeycomb,º [which is] sweetº to² thy taste:º 14 So² [shall] the knowledgeºª of wisdomº [be] unto thy soul:º when² thou hast foundºª [it], then there shall beº a reward,º and thy expectationº shall not² be cut off.ºª 15 Lay not wait,ºª² O wickedº [man], against the dwellingº of the righteous;º spoilºª not² his resting place:º 16 For² a justº [man] fallethºª seven² times,¹ and riseth up again:ºª but the wickedº shall fallºª into mischief.º 17 Rejoiceºª not² when thine enemyºª falleth,ºª and let not² thine heartº be gladºª when he stumbleth:ºª 18 Lest² the LORDº seeºª [it], and it displeaseººª him, and he turn awayºª his wrathº from²² him. 19 Fret¹ª not thyself²² because of evilºª [men], neither² be thou enviousºª at the wicked;º 20 For² there shall be² no² rewardº to the evilº [man]; the candleº of the wickedº shall be put out.ºª 21 My son,º fearºª thou² the LORDº and the king:º [and] meddleºª not² with² them that are given to change:ºª 22 For² their calamityº shall riseºª suddenly;º and who² knowethºª the ruinº of them both?º 23 These² [things] also² [belong] to the wise.º [It is] not² goodº to have respectºª of personsº in judgment.º 24 He that saithºª unto the wicked,º Thou² [art] righteous;º him shall the peopleº curse,ºª nationsº shall abhorºª him: 25 But to them that rebukeºª [him] shall be delight,ºª and a goodº blessingº shall comeºª upon² them. 26 [Every man] shall kissºª [his] lipsº that givethºª a rightº answer.º 27 Prepareºª thy workº without,º and make it fitºª for thyself in the field;º and afterwardsº buildºª thine house.º 28 Be² not² a witnessº against thy neighbourº without cause;º and deceiveºª [not] with thy lips.º 29 Sayºª not,² I will doºª so² to him as² he hath doneºª to me: I will renderºª to the manº according to his work.º 30 I wentºª by² the fieldº of the slothful,ºº and by² the vineyardº of the manº voidº of understanding;º 31 And, lo,² it was all² grown overºª with thorns,º [and] nettlesº had coveredºª the faceº thereof, and the stoneº wallº thereof was broken down.ºª 32 Then I² saw,ºª [and] considered [it] well:ººª I lookedºª upon [it, and] receivedºª instruction.º 33 [Yet] a littleº sleep,º a littleº slumber,º a littleº foldingº of the handsº to sleep:ºª 34 So shall thy povertyº comeºª [as] one that travelleth;ºª and thy wantº as an armedº man.º

[1] Gn 13:10; 19:1; Ps 26:9; 37:1, 7; 73:3; Pv 1:11; 3:31; 13:20; 23:17; 24:19; Ga 5:19; Jm 4:5.
[2] 1S 23:9; Es 3:6; Jb 15:35; Ps 7:14; 10:7; 28:3; 36:4; 64:4; 140:2; Pv 6:14; 24:8; Is 59:4; Mi 7:3; Mt 26:3; Lk 23:20; Ac 13:10.
[3] 2S 7:26; Pv 9:1; 14:1; Jr 10:12; 1Co 3:9; Col 2:7.
[4] 1K 4:22; 1Ch 27:25; 29:2; 2Ch 4:18; 26:4; Ne 10:39; 13:5; Pv 15:6; 20:15; 21:20; 27:23; Mt 13:52.
[5] Ps 84:7; Pv 8:14; 10:29; 21:22; Ec 7:19; 9:14; Is 40:31; Col 1:11.
[6] Pv 11:14; 15:22; 20:18; Lk 14:31; 1Co 9:25; Ep 6:10; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 4:7.
[7] Jb 29:7; 31:21; Ps 10:5; 92:5; Pv 14:6; 15:24; 17:24; 22:22; 31:8; Is 29:21; Am 5:10, 12, 15; 1Co 2:14.
[8] 1K 2:44; Ps 21:11; Pv 6:14, 18; 14:22; 24:2, 9; Is 10:7; 32:7; Ezk 38:10; Na 1:11; Ro 1:30.
[9] Gn 6:5; 8:21; Ps 119:113; Pv 22:10; 23:7; 24:8; 29:8; Is 55:7; Jr 4:14; Mt 5:28; 9:4; 15:19; Ac 8:22; 2Co 10:5.
[10] 1S 27:1; Jb 4:5; Is 40:28; Jn 4:8; 2Co 4:1; Ep 3:13; He 12:3; Rv 2:3, 13.
[11] 1S 26:8; Jb 29:17; Ps 82:4; Is 58:6; Lk 10:31; 23:23; Ac 18:17; 21:31; 23:10, 23; 1Jn 3:16.
[12] 1S 2:6; 16:7; 25:29; Jb 34:11; Ps 7:9; 17:3; 44:21; 62:12; 66:9; 121:3, 8; Pv 5:21; 21:2; Ec 5:8; Jr 17:10; 32:19; Dn 5:23; Mt 16:27; Ac 17:28; Ro 2:6, 16; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; He 4:12; Rv 1:18; 2:18, 23; 20:12; 22:12.
[13] Pv 25:16, 27; So 5:1; Is 7:15; Mt 3:4.
[14] Ps 19:10; 119:103, 111; Pv 2:1, 10; 3:13; 22:18; 23:18; Jr 15:16; Mt 19:21; Jm 1:25.
[15] 1S 9:11; 22:18; 23:20; Ps 10:8; 37:32; 56:6; 59:3; 140:5; Pv 1:11; 22:28; Is 32:18; Jr 11:19; Mt 26:4; Ac 9:24; 23:16; 25:3.
[16] 1S 26:10; 31:4; Es 7:10; Jb 5:19; Ps 7:16; 34:19; 37:24; 52:5; Pv 13:17; 28:14; Am 5:2; 8:14; Mi 7:8; Ac 12:23; 2Co 1:8; 4:8; 11:23; 1Th 5:3; Rv 18:20.
[17] Jg 16:25; 2S 16:5; Jb 31:29; Ps 35:15, 19; 42:10; Pv 17:5; Ob 1:12; 1Co 13:6.
[18] Lm 4:21; Zc 1:15.
[19] Nu 16:26; Ps 1:1; 26:4; 37:1; 73:3; 119:115; Pv 13:20; 23:17; 24:1; 2Co 6:17; Ep 5:11; 2Ti 3:2; Rv 18:4.
[20] Jb 18:5; 21:17; Ps 9:17; 11:6; Pv 13:9; 20:20; Is 3:11; Mt 8:12; 25:8; Jde 1:13.
[21] Ex 14:31; Nu 16:1; 1S 8:5; 12:12; 24:6; 2S 15:13; 1K 12:16; Ec 8:2; Mt 22:21; Ro 13:1; Tit 3:1; 1P 2:13.
[22] Nu 16:31; 1S 31:1; 2S 18:7; 2Ch 13:16; Ps 90:11; Pv 16:14; 20:2; Ho 5:11; 13:10.
[23] Lv 19:15; Dt 1:17; 16:19; 2Ch 19:7; Ps 82:2; 107:43; Pv 18:5; 28:21; Ec 8:1; Ho 14:9; Jn 7:24; 1Ti 5:20; Jm 2:4; 3:17; 1P 1:17.
[24] Ex 23:6; Pv 11:26; 17:15; 28:27; 30:10; Is 5:20, 23; 66:24; Jr 6:13; 8:10; Ezk 13:22.
[25] Lv 19:17; 1S 3:13; 1K 21:19; Ne 5:7; 13:8, 17, 25, 28; Jb 29:16; Pv 28:23; Mt 14:4; 1Ti 5:20; 2Ti 4:2; Tit 1:13; 2:15.
[26] Gn 41:38; Jb 6:25; Pv 15:23; 16:1; 25:11; Dn 2:46; Mk 12:17, 32.
[27] 1K 5:17; 6:7; Lk 14:28.
[28] Ex 20:16; 23:1; 1S 22:9; 1K 21:9; Jb 2:3; Ps 35:7, 11; 52:1; Pv 14:5; 19:5, 9; 21:28; Mt 26:59; 27:23; Jn 15:25; Ep 4:25; Col 3:9; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[29] Jg 15:11; 2S 13:22; Pv 20:22; 25:21; Mt 5:39; Ro 12:17; 1Th 5:15.
[30] Jb 4:8; 5:27; 15:17; Ps 37:25; 107:42; Pv 6:6; 10:13; 12:11; Ec 4:1; 7:15; 8:9.
[31] Gn 3:17; Jb 31:40; Pv 19:23; 20:4; 22:13; 23:21; Ec 10:18; Jr 4:3; Mt 13:7, 22; He 6:8.
[32] Dt 13:11; 21:21; 32:29; Jb 7:17; Ps 4:4; Lk 2:19, 51; 1Co 10:6, 11; Jde 1:5.
[33] Pv 6:4; Ro 13:11; Ep 5:14; 1Th 5:6.
[34] Pv 10:4; 13:4.


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