Verse 21
Proverbs 24:21
World Messianic Bible
21
My son, fear Yahweh and the king.
Don’t join those who are rebellious:
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְרָֽא אֶת יְהוָ֣ה בְּנִ֣/י וָ/מֶ֑לֶךְ עִם שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים אַל תִּתְעָרָֽב
English Translation
Fear the Lord, my son, and the king; with strangers do not meddle.
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Chapter 24 Context
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Don’t be envious of evil men;
neither desire to be with them:
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for their hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about mischief.
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Through wisdom a house is built;
by understanding it is established;
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by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all rare and beautiful treasure.
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A wise man has great power;
and a knowledgeable man increases strength;
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for by wise guidance you wage your war;
and victory is in many advisors.
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Wisdom is too high for a fool:
he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.
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One who plots to do evil
will be called a schemer.
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The schemes of folly are sin.
The mocker is detested by men.
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10
If you falter in the time of trouble,
your strength is small.
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11
Rescue those who are being led away to death!
Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slau...
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12
If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this”;
doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it?
He who keep...
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My son, eat honey, for it is good;
the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
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so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul;
if you have found it, then there will be a reward,
your...
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Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous.
Don’t destroy his resting pl...
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for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again;
but the wicked are overthrown by calamity...
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Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls.
Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;
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lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him,
and he turn away his wrath from him.
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Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers;
neither be envious of the wicked:
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for there will be no reward to the evil man;
and the lamp of the wicked shall be snuffed out.
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My son, fear Yahweh and the king.
Don’t join those who are rebellious:
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for their calamity will rise suddenly;
the destruction from them both—who knows?
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These also are sayings of the wise.
To show partiality in judgment is not good.
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24
He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous”;
peoples will curse him, and nations will abhor him—
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but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a rich blessing will come on them.
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An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
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27
Prepare your work outside,
and get your fields ready.
Afterwards, build your house.
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Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause.
Don’t deceive with your lips.
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Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
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I went by the field of the sluggard,
by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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Behold, it was all grown over with thorns.
Its surface was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall...
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Then I saw, and considered well.
I saw, and received instruction:
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a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep;
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so your poverty will come as a robber,
and your want as an armed man.
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