{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/24","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:07:33.557Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Proverbs","bookSlug":"proverbs","chapter":24,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":23,"nextChapter":25,"totalChapters":31,"totalVerses":34},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a master of intrigues."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"If thou losest courage in the day of trouble, thy strength is small."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"lest Jehovah see it, and it be evil in his sight, and he turn away his anger from him."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"for there shall be no future to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"He kisseth the lips who giveth a right answer."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and wouldest thou deceive with thy lips?"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!"},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 24 (DBT)","markdown":"[Proverbs 24](https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/24)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/proverbs/24 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}