24:3 Through wisdom is an house builder; and by understanding it is established:
24:4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
24:5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increased strength.
24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counselors there is safety.
24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fooclass="underline" he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
24:8 He that devised to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.
24:9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
24:10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
24:11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 24:12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he is that pondered the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
24:13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy souclass="underline" when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
24:15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 24:16 For a just man falleth even times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
24:18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
24:19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at
the wicked: 24:20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 24:22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knowest the ruin of them both?
24:23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
24:24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 24:25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
24:26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
24:27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
24:29 Say no, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
24:32 Then I saw, and considered it welclass="underline" I looked upon it, and received instruction.
24:33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelled; and they want as an armed man.
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25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
25:6 Put not forth you in the presence of the king, and stand not is in the place of great men:
25:7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldʹst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.
25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and discover not a secret to another:
25:10 That didn't reproach you heard it, and then the disgrace won't depart from you.
25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprove upon an obedient ear.
25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshed the soul of his masters.
25:14 Whoso boasted himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaker the bone.
25:16 Hast thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
25:17 With draw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
25:18 .That the hammer and a sword and sharp erased, the person saying the false certificate against the neighbor.
25:19 Confidences in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.