Proverbs 24:15
Strong's Lexicon
Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

lie in wait,
תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב (te·’ĕ·rōḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 693: 1) to lie in wait, ambush, lurk 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie in wait 1a2) ambush (participle as subst) 1b) (Piel) ambushers, liers-in-wait (pl. participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to lay an ambush

O wicked [man],
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

near the dwelling
לִנְוֵ֣ה (lin·wêh)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5116: n m 1) abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture 1a) abode (of sheep) 1b) abode (of shepherds) 1c) meadow 1d) habitation adj 2) dwelling, abiding

of the righteous;
צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6662: 1) just, lawful, righteous 1a) just, righteous (in government) 1b) just, right (in one's cause) 1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character) 1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God) 1e) right, correct, lawful

do not
אַֽל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

destroy
תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד (tə·šad·dêḏ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7703: 1) to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to violently destroy, devastate, despoil, assail 1a2) devastator, despoiler (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be utterly ruined 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to assault 1c2) to devastate 1d) (Pual) to be devastated 1e) (Poel) to violently destroy 1f) (Hophal) to be devastated

his resting place.
רִבְצוֹ׃‪‬‪‬ (riḇ·ṣōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7258: 1) resting or dwelling place, place of lying down

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

Young's Literal Translation
Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wicked man, don’t set an ambush, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling.

New American Standard Bible
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

King James Bible
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;

New Living Translation
Don't wait in ambush at the home of the godly, and don't raid the house where the godly live.

English Standard Version
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;

New American Standard Bible
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

King James Bible
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wicked man, don't set an ambush, at the camp of the righteous man; don't destroy his dwelling.

International Standard Version
Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

NET Bible
Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

American Standard Version
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

English Revised Version
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Young's Literal Translation
Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.
















Cross References
Psalm 10:9
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

Psalm 10:10
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 24:14
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.

Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Proverbs 24:12
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?

Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Proverbs 24:17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Proverbs 24:18
Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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