24Proverbs 24

1Don't be envious of evil people, and don't try to make friends with them.Select Proverbs 24:1

2Causing trouble is all they ever think about; every time they open their mouth someone is going to be hurt.Select Proverbs 24:2

3Homes are built on the foundation of wisdom and understanding.Select Proverbs 24:3

4Where there is knowledge, the rooms are furnished with valuable, beautiful things.Select Proverbs 24:4

5Being wise is better than being strong; yes, knowledge is more important than strength.Select Proverbs 24:5

6After all, you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win.Select Proverbs 24:6

7Wise sayings are too deep for stupid people to understand. They have nothing to say when important matters are being discussed.Select Proverbs 24:7

8If you are always planning evil, you will earn a reputation as a troublemaker.Select Proverbs 24:8

9Any scheme a fool thinks up is sinful. People hate a person who has nothing but scorn for others.Select Proverbs 24:9

10If you are weak in a crisis, you are weak indeed.Select Proverbs 24:10

11Don't hesitate to rescue someone who is about to be executed unjustly.Select Proverbs 24:11

12You may say that it is none of your business, but God knows and judges your motives. He keeps watch on you; he knows. And he will reward you according to what you do.Select Proverbs 24:12

13My child, eat honey; it is good. And just as honey from the comb is sweet on your tongue,Select Proverbs 24:13

14you may be sure that wisdom is good for the soul. Get wisdom and you have a bright future.Select Proverbs 24:14

15Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes.Select Proverbs 24:15

16No matter how often honest people fall, they always get up again; but disaster destroys the wicked.Select Proverbs 24:16

17Don't be glad when your enemies meet disaster, and don't rejoice when they stumble.Select Proverbs 24:17

18The Lord will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won't punish them.Select Proverbs 24:18

19Don't let evil people worry you; don't be envious of them.Select Proverbs 24:19

20A wicked person has no future—nothing to look forward to.Select Proverbs 24:20

21Have reverence for the Lord, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;Select Proverbs 24:21

22such people could be ruined in a moment. Do you realize the disaster that God or the king can cause?Select Proverbs 24:22

More Wise Sayings

23The wise have also said these things: It is wrong for judges to be prejudiced.Select Proverbs 24:23

24If they pronounce a guilty person innocent, they will be cursed and hated by everyone.Select Proverbs 24:24

25Judges who punish the guilty, however, will be prosperous and enjoy a good reputation.Select Proverbs 24:25

26An honest answer is a sign of true friendship.Select Proverbs 24:26

27Don't build your house and establish a home until your fields are ready, and you are sure that you can earn a living.Select Proverbs 24:27

28Don't give evidence against others without good reason, or say misleading things about them.Select Proverbs 24:28

29Don't say, “I'll do to them just what they did to me! I'll get even with them!”Select Proverbs 24:29

30I walked through the fields and vineyards of a lazy, stupid person.Select Proverbs 24:30

31They were full of thorn bushes and overgrown with weeds. The stone wall around them had fallen down.Select Proverbs 24:31

32I looked at this, thought about it, and learned a lesson from it:Select Proverbs 24:32

33Go ahead and take your nap; go ahead and sleep. Fold your hands and rest awhile,Select Proverbs 24:33

34but while you are asleep, poverty will attack you like an armed robber.Select Proverbs 24:34