New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 24:24-34

24He 1who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,” 2Peoples will curse him, nations will abhor him;25But 3to those who rebuke the wicked will be delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.26He kisses the lips Who gives 4a right answer.

27Prepare your work outside And 5make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.

28Do not be a 6witness against your neighbor without cause, And 7do not deceive with your lips.29 8Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will 9render to the man according to his work.”

30I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man 10lacking 11sense,31And behold, it was completely 12overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with 13 14nettles, And its stone 15wall was broken down.32When I saw, I 16reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction.33“17A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”34Then your poverty will come as 18a robber And your want like 19an armed man.

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Notes

1. Proverbs 24:24 Prov 17:15; Is 5:23 ↩
2. Proverbs 24:24 Prov 11:26 ↩
3. Proverbs 24:25 Prov 28:23 ↩
4. Proverbs 24:26 Or an honest ↩
5. Proverbs 24:27 Prov 27:23-27 ↩
6. Proverbs 24:28 Prov 25:18 ↩
7. Proverbs 24:28 Lev 6:2, 3; 19:11; Eph 4:25 ↩
8. Proverbs 24:29 Prov 20:22; Matt 5:39; Rom 12:17 ↩
9. Proverbs 24:29 Lit bring back ↩
10. Proverbs 24:30 Prov 6:32 ↩
11. Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart ↩
12. Proverbs 24:31 Gen 3:18 ↩
13. Proverbs 24:31 I.e. a kind of weed ↩
14. Proverbs 24:31 Job 30:7 ↩
15. Proverbs 24:31 Is 5:5 ↩
16. Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart ↩
17. Proverbs 24:33 Prov 6:10 ↩
18. Proverbs 24:34 Or a vagabond; lit one who walks ↩
19. Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield ↩

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