Verse 2
Proverbs 24:2
New Living Translation
2
For their hearts plot violence,<br>and their words always stir up trouble.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּי שֹׁ֭ד יֶהְגֶּ֣ה לִבָּ֑/ם וְ֝/עָמָ֗ל שִׂפְתֵי/הֶ֥ם תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה
English Translation
For the wicked speak heartily, and the labor of their lips will declare.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 24 Context
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Don’t envy evil people<br>or desire their company.<br>
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For their hearts plot violence,<br>and their words always stir up trouble.<br>
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A house is built by wisdom<br>and becomes strong through good sense.<br>
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Through knowledge its rooms are filled<br>with all sorts of precious riches and valuables.<br>
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The wise are mightier than the strong,<br>and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.<br>
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So don’t go to war without wise guidance;<br>victory depends on having many advisers.<br>
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Wisdom is too lofty for fools.<br>Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.<br>
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A person who plans evil<br>will get a reputation as a troublemaker.<br>
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The schemes of a fool are sinful;<br>everyone detests a mocker.<br>
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If you fail under pressure,<br>your strength is too small.<br>
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Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die;<br>save them as they stagger to their death.<br>
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Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.”<br>For God (Elohim) understands all hearts,...
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My child, eat honey, for it is good,<br>and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.<br>
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In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul.<br>If you find it, you will have a bright future,<br>...
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Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly,<br>and don’t raid the house where the godly live.<br>
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The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.<br>But one disaster is enough to overthr...
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Don’t rejoice when your enemies fall;<br>don’t be happy when they stumble.<br>
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For the LORD will be displeased with you<br>and will turn his anger away from them.<br>
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Don’t fret because of evildoers;<br>don’t envy the wicked.<br>
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For evil people have no future;<br>the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.<br>
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My child, fear the LORD and the king.<br>Don’t associate with rebels,<br>
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for disaster will hit them suddenly.<br>Who knows what punishment will come<br>from the LORD and the...
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Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.<br>
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A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”<br>will be cursed by many people and denounced b...
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But it will go well for those who convict the guilty;<br>rich blessings will be showered on them.<br...
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An honest answer<br>is like a kiss of friendship.<br>
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Do your planning and prepare your fields<br>before building your house.<br>
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Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;<br>don’t lie about them.<br>
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And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!<br>I’ll get even with them!”<br...
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I walked by the field of a lazy person,<br>the vineyard of one with no common sense.<br>
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I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.<br>It was covered with weeds,<br>and its walls were broken...
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Then, as I looked and thought about it,<br>I learned this lesson:<br>
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A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,<br>a little folding of the hands to rest —<br>
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then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;<br>scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.<br>
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