Verse 6
Proverbs 24:6
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Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י בְ֭/תַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה לְּ/ךָ֣ מִלְחָמָ֑ה וּ֝/תְשׁוּעָ֗ה בְּ/רֹ֣ב יוֹעֵֽץ
English Translation
For with plans you will wage war for yourself, and victory is in the abundance of counselors.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 24 Context
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Don't be jealous of evil people; don't long to spend time with them,
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A house is built by wisdom; its foundation is made secure through understanding.
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If you have wisdom, you are strong; if you have knowledge, your power increases,
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for with wise guidance you can go to war; you will be victorious by having many good advisors.
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Wisdom goes over the heads of stupid people; they have nothing to contribute when important matters...
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Plans thought up by stupid people are sinful. Everyone hates those who are scornful of others.
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If you give up in times of trouble, it shows how weak you are.
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Rescue those who are being led away to be executed; save those who are stumbling on their way to be...
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If you say, “Look, we didn't know anything about this,” don't you think the God (Elohim) who judges...
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My son, eating honey is good for you; the honeycomb tastes sweet.
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In the same way, you should know that wisdom is good for you; if you find it, there will be a future...
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Don't be like a criminal waiting to ambush the home of good people; don't attack the place where the...
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Those who do right may fall down seven times, and still get up again; but the wicked are brought dow...
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Don't celebrate when your enemies fall; don't be glad when they trip up,
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otherwise when the Lord sees it, he'll be unhappy with you and won't punish your enemies as he plann...
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Don't get all upset over the wicked, or be jealous of those who do wrong,
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for evil people have no future—the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
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My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,
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for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?
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These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
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Those who tell the guilty, “You're innocent,” will be cursed by the people and hated by the nation,
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while those who convict the guilty will be appreciated, and will receive a rich blessing.
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Do the work you need to do outside first, then prepare and sow your fields, and only after that star...
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24
Don't testify against your neighbors without having a good reason, and don't tell lies.
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Don't say to yourself, “I'm going to do to him what he did to me! I'll pay him back for what he's do...
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I walked past the field of a lazy man, past a vineyard of someone with no sense.
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It was all overgrown with thorns, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall had fallen d...
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As I looked I thought about it, and what I saw taught me a lesson:
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You may say, “Please, just a little more sleep, a little longer snooze, a little more folding of the...
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and poverty will attack you like a robber, destitution like an armed warrior.
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