Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Be not thou envious against evil men ;
Neither desire to be with them :
Be not thou envious against evil men ,
neither desire to be with them .
For their heart studieth oppression
, And their lips talk of mischief.
For their heart studieth destruction
, and their lips talk of mischief.
Through wisdom is a
house builded; And by understanding it is established ;
Through wisdom is an
house builded; and by understanding it is established :
And by knowledge are
the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
And by knowledge shall
the chambers be
filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
A wise man is strong; Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth might,
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
For by wise guidance
thou shalt make thy war ;
And in the
multitude of counsellors there is safety.
For by wise counsel
thou shalt make thy war :
and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
He that deviseth to do evil ,
Men
shall call
him
a mischief-maker
.
He that deviseth to do evil shall be
called
a mischievous
person
.
The thought of foolishness is sin ;
And the scoffer
is an abomination to men.
The thought of foolishness is sin :
and the scorner
is an abomination to men.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, Thy strength is small.
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Deliver them that are carried
away
unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see
that
thou
hold
back.
If
thou
forbear
to
deliver them that are drawn
unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ;
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this
; Doth not he that weigheth
the hearts
consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work
?
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it
not; doth not he that pondereth
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
?
My son, eat thou honey, for
it is good; And the droppings
of
the
honeycomb, which are
sweet to thy taste:
My son, eat thou honey, because
it is good; and the honeycomb, which is
sweet to thy taste:
So shalt
thou
know
wisdom to
be unto thy soul ;
If
thou hast found it, then shall
there be a reward, And thy hope
shall not be cut off.
So shall
the
knowledge
of
wisdom be unto thy soul :
when
thou hast found it, then there shall
be a reward, and thy expectation
shall not be cut off.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation
of the righteous; Destroy
not his resting -
place:
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling
of the righteous; spoil
not his resting place:
For a righteous
man falleth seven times, and riseth up again ;
But the wicked are
overthrown
by
calamity
.
For a just
man falleth seven times, and riseth up again :
but the wicked shall
fall
into
mischief
.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy
heart be glad when he is
overthrown;
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine
heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Lest Jehovah
see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
Lest the
LORD
see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Fret not thyself because of evil -doers;
Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
Fret not thyself because of evil men,
neither be thou envious at the wicked:
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp
of the wicked shall be put out.
For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle
of the wicked shall be put out.
My son, fear thou Jehovah
and the king ;
`
And '
company
not with them that are given to change:
My son, fear thou the
LORD
and the king :
and meddle
not with them that are given to change:
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction
from
them both ,
who
knoweth
it
?
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who
knoweth
the ruin
of
them both?
These also are
`sayings'
of
the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is
not
good
.
These things
also belong
to
the wise. It
is
not
good
to have respect of persons in judgment.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art
righteous; Peoples
shall curse him
, nations shall abhor him:
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are
righteous; him
shall the
people
curse, nations shall abhor him:
But to them that rebuke `
him '
shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
He
kisseth
the
lips Who
giveth a right answer.
Every
man
shall
kiss
his
lips that
giveth a right answer.
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready
for thee
in the field; And afterwards build thy
house.
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit
for thyself
in the field; and afterwards build thine
house.
Be not a witness against thy neighbor
without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
Be not a witness against thy neighbour
without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me ;
I will render to the man according to his work.
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me :
I will render to the man according to his work.
I went by the field of the sluggard
, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
I went by the field of the slothful
, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was
covered
with
nettles
, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and
nettles
had
covered
the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I beheld
, and considered well ;
I saw
, and received instruction :
Then I saw
, and considered it
well :
I looked
upon
it
, and received instruction .
`
Yet '
a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep ;
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep :
So shall thy poverty come as a
robber,
And thy want as an armed man.
So shall thy poverty come as one
that
travelleth;
and thy want as an armed man.
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