Proverbs 24:17-34 ▼

17 Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

18 Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.

20 For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.

21 My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

22 For their destruction shal rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?

23 Also these things perteine to the wise, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.

24 He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him.

25 But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.

26 They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.

27 Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.

28 Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?

29 Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.

30 I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.

31 And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.

32 Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.

33 Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

34 So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.