{"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/kjv/proverbs/24","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T11:42:03.441Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 against 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 an house builded; and by understanding it is established:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"A wise man <i>is</i> strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers <i>there is</i> safety."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Wisdom <i>is</i> too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The thought of foolishness <i>is</i> sin: and the scorner <i>is</i> an abomination to men."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"<i>If</i> thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength <i>is</i> small."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"If thou forbear to deliver <i>them that are</i> drawn unto death, and <i>those that are</i> ready to be slain;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider <i>it</i>? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth <i>not</i> he know <i>it</i>? and shall <i>not</i> he render to <i>every</i> man according to his works?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"My son, eat thou honey, because <i>it is</i> good; and the honeycomb, <i>which is</i> sweet to thy taste:"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"So <i>shall</i> the knowledge of wisdom <i>be</i> unto thy soul: when thou hast found <i>it</i>, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Lay not wait, O wicked <i>man</i>, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For a just <i>man</i> falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Lest the LORD see <i>it</i>, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Fret not thyself because of evil <i>men</i>, neither be thou envious at the wicked;"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"For there shall be no reward to the evil <i>man</i>; the candle of the wicked shall be put out."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: <i>and</i> 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 <i>things</i> also <i>belong</i> to the wise. <i>It is</i> not good to have respect of persons in judgment."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"He that saith unto the wicked, Thou <i>art</i> righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"But to them that rebuke <i>him</i> shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"<i>Every man</i> shall kiss <i>his</i> lips that giveth a right answer."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive <i>not</i> 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 the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, <i>and</i> nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Then I saw, <i>and</i> considered <i>it</i> well: I looked upon <i>it, and</i> received instruction."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"<i>Yet</i> a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:"},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"So shall thy poverty come <i>as</i> one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man."}],"citation":{"inline":"Proverbs 24 (KJV)","markdown":"[Proverbs 24](https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/24)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/proverbs/24 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}