Tips About Evil, False Witnesses & Knowledge |
Proverbs 24:1-34 Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks] |
[Don’t] be envious [of] evil men & [don’t] desire to be with them. For their heart [plans violence] & their lips talk of [trouble.] |
A house is [built] through wisdom & it is established by understanding. And by knowledge [its rooms] shall be filled with all precious & pleasant riches. A wise man is strong. [Yes,] a man of knowledge increases strength. |
By wise [advice] you shall [decide to] make war & [with] a multitude of counselors, there is safety. Wisdom is too [lofty] for a fool: he [doesn’t] open his mouth [at] the gate. He [who plots] to do evil shall be called a person [who causes harm.] |
[Isaiah 14:22 Don’t [those who] devise evil [go astray?] But mercy & truth shall be [for those who] devise good.] The thought of [what is foolish] is sin & [those who look down on others] is an abomination to men. |
If you faint [on] the day of [trouble,] your strength is [weak.] If you [refuse] to deliver [those who are scheduled for] death & [those who] are ready to be [killed] & if you [say, Look] we [didn’t know] it; doesn’t [the Lord God, Who] considers the heart, [realize] it? |
[Doesn’t] He, [Who] keeps your soul know it? [Shouldn’t] He [give] to every man according to his [deeds?] [Revelation 22:12-13 And, watch, I come quickly & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according [to] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & [the] Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.] |
My son, eat honey, because it is good & the honeycomb is sweet to taste. So, [the same] shall be the knowledge of wisdom to your soul. When you have found it, then there shall be a reward & your [hope] shall not be cut off. |
O wicked man [don’t] lay [in] wait against the dwelling [to ambush] the righteous. [Don’t plunder] his place [he rests.] For a just man [falls] 7 times & [rises] up again: but the wicked shall fall into [trouble.] |
[Don’t] rejoice when your enemy falls & [don’t] let your heart be glad when he [stumbles:] lest the Lord [sees] it & it [displeases] Him & He [turns] His [anger] away from him [to you.] |
[Don’t worry] yourself, because of evil men & neither [shall] you be envious [of] the wicked. For there shall be no reward to the evil man. The candle of the wicked shall be put out. |
My son, fear [respect] the Lord & the king. [Don’t get involved] with [those who] are given to change: for their [distress] shall [arise] suddenly & who knows the ruin of them both? These [sayings] also belong to the wise. |
It isn’t good to [show partiality to people] in judgment. He, [who says] to the wicked, You are righteous: the people shall curse him & the nations shall [loathe] him. But to [those who scold] him, shall be delight & a good blessing shall come upon them. |
Every man shall kiss [the lips] that give [the] right answer. Prepare your work [outside] & make the field [in good condition] for yourself & afterward build your house. |
[Don’t] be a witness against your neighbor without [a reason] & [don’t] deceive [others] with your lips. [Don’t] say, I will do to him [just] as he [has] done to me. I will [give] to the man, according to his [deeds.] |
[Romans 12:17-18 [Don’t repay any] man evil for evil [done.] Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it [is] possible, as much as you [are able,] live [peacefully] with all men.] |
I went by the field of the [lazy] & the vineyard of the man [without] understanding & [saw] it was all grown over with thorns & [stickers] had covered [its surface] & [its] stone wall was broken down. |
Then, I saw & [thoroughly] considered it & I looked upon it & received instruction. [Still,] a little [more] sleep, a little [more] slumber & a little [of] folding hands to [rest: so] shall your poverty come [upon you] [like a prowler, who] travels [to get away] & you [are wanted like] an armed man. |