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Proverbs 24

Precepts and Warnings

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Do not be  aenvioush7065 of evilh7463a menh376, Norh408 desireh183 to  bbe with them;

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For their  1mindsh3820 deviseh1897  aviolenceh7701, And their lipsh8193  btalkh1696 of troubleh5999.

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 aBy wisdomh2451 a househ1004 is builth1129, And by understandingh8394 it is establishedh3559;

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And by knowledgeh1847 the roomsh2315 are  afilledh4390 With allh3605 precioush3368 and pleasanth5273a richesh1952.

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A  awiseh2450 manh1397 is  1strongh5797, And a manh376 of knowledgeh1847  2increasesh553 powerh3581b.

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For  aby wiseh8458 guidanceh8458 you will  1wageh6213a warh4421, And  bin abundanceh7230 of counselorsh3289 there is victoryh8668.

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Wisdomh2451 is  atoo exaltedh7311 for a foolh191, He does not openh6605a his mouthh6310  bin the gateh8179.

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One who  aplansh2803 to doh7489a evilh7489a, Men will callh7121 a  1schemerh1167h4209.

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The  adevisingh2154 of follyh200 is sinh2403b, And the scofferh3917b is an abominationh8441 to menh120.

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If you  aare slackh7503 in the dayh3117 of distressh6869a, Your strengthh3581b is limitedh6862a.

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 aDeliverh5337 those who are being takenh3947 away to deathh4194, And those who are staggeringh4131 to slaughterh2027, Ohh518 holdh2820 them backh2820.

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Ifh3588 you sayh559, "Seeh2005, we did not knowh3045 thish2088," Does He not  aconsiderh995 it  bwho weighsh8505 the heartsh3820? And  cdoes He not knowh3045 it who  dkeepsh5341 your soulh5315? And will He not  1 erenderh7725 to manh120 according to his workh6467?

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My sonh1121, eath398  ahoneyh1706, for it is goodh2896a, Yes, the  bhoneyh5317 from the combh5317 is sweeth4966 to your tasteh2441;

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Knowh3045 that  awisdomh2451 is thush3651 for your soulh5315; Ifh518 you findh4672 it, then thereh3426 will be a  1 bfutureh319, And your hopeh8615b will not be cuth3772 offh3772.

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 aDo not lieh693 in waith693, O wickedh7563 manh7563, against the dwellingh5116a of the righteoush6662; Do not destroyh7703 his restingh7258 placeh7258;

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For a  arighteoush6662 manh6662 fallsh5307 sevenh7651 timesh7651, and risesh6965 again, But the  bwickedh7563 stumbleh3782 in time of calamityh7463a.

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 aDo not rejoiceh8055 when your enemyh340 fallsh5307, And do not let your hearth3820 be gladh1523 when he stumblesh3782;

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Orh6435 the LORDh3068 will seeh7200 it and  1be displeasedh7489ah5869, And turnh7725 His angerh639 awayh7725 from him.

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 aDo not freth2734 because of evildoersh7489a Or be  benvioush7065 of the wickedh7563;

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For  athere will be noh3808  1 bfutureh319 for the evilh7451a manh7451a; The  clamph5216 of the wickedh7563 will be puth1846 out.

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My sonh1121,  1 afearh3372a the LORDh3068 and the kingh4428; Do not associateh6148 with those who are givenh8132 to changeh8132,

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For their  acalamityh343 will riseh6965 suddenlyh6597, And whoh4310 knowsh3045 the ruinh6365 that comes from bothh8147 of them?

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Theseh428 alsoh1571 are  asayings of the wiseh2450. To  1 bshowh5234 partialityh5234h6440 in judgmenth4941 is not goodh2896a.

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He  awho saysh559 to the wickedh7563, "You are righteoush6662,"  bPeoplesh5971a will curseh6895 him, nationsh3816 will abhorh2194 him;

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But  ato those who rebukeh3198 the wicked will be delighth5276, And a goodh2896b blessingh1293 will comeh935 upon them.

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He kissesh5401a the lipsh8193 Who givesh7725  1a righth5228 answerh1697.

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Prepareh3559 your workh4399 outsideh2351 And  amakeh6257 it readyh6257 for yourself in the fieldh7704; Afterwardsh310, then, buildh1129 your househ1004.

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Do not be a  awitnessh5707 against your neighborh7453 withouth2600 causeh2600, And  bdo not deceiveh6601b with your lipsh8193.

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 aDoh6213a not sayh559, "Thush3651 I shall doh6213a to him as he has doneh6213a to me; I will  1renderh7725 to the manh376 according to his workh6467."

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I passedh5674a by the fieldh7704 of the sluggardh6102 And by the vineyardh3754 of the manh120  alackingh2638  1senseh3820,

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And beholdh2009, it was completelyh3605  aovergrownh5927 with thistlesh7057; Its surfaceh6440 was coveredh3680 with  1 bnettlesh2738, And its stoneh68  cwallh1447 was brokenh2040 downh2040.

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When I sawh2372, I  1reflectedh7896h3820 upon it; I lookedh7200, and receivedh3947 instructionh4148.

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aA littleh4592 sleeph8142, a littleh4592 slumberh8572, A littleh4592 foldingh2264 of the handsh3027 to resth7901,"

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Then your povertyh7389 will comeh935 as  1a robberh1980 And your wanth4270 like  2an armedh4043 manh376.



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