Prov.24.23

It's wrong, very wrong, to go along with injustice.

Prov.24.23

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:

Prov.24.23

These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Prov.24.23

Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.

Prov.24.24

Whoever whitewashes the wicked gets a black mark in the history books,

Prov.24.24

Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent"- peoples will curse him and nations denounce him.

Prov.24.24

He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous," Him the people will curse; Nations will abhor him.

Prov.24.24

A judge who says to the wicked, "You are innocent," will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.

Prov.24.25

But whoever exposes the wicked will be thanked and rewarded.

Prov.24.25

But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

Prov.24.25

But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight, And a good blessing will come upon them.

Prov.24.25

But blessings are showered on those who convict the guilty.

Prov.24.26

An honest answer is like a warm hug.

Prov.24.26

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Prov.24.26

He who gives a right answer kisses the lips.

Prov.24.26

It is an honor to receive an honest reply.

Prov.24.27

First plant your fields; then build your barn.

Prov.24.27

Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

Prov.24.27

Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.

Prov.24.27

Develop your business first before building your house.

Prov.24.28

Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs--no slander or gossip, please.

Prov.24.28

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.

Prov.24.28

Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, For would you deceive with your lips?

Prov.24.28

Do not testify spitefully against innocent neighbors; don't lie about them.

Prov.24.29

Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me. I'll make you pay for what you did!"

Prov.24.29

Do not say, "I'll do to him as he has done to me; I'll pay that man back for what he did."

Prov.24.29

Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Prov.24.29

And don't say, "Now I can pay them back for all their meanness to me! I'll get even!"

Prov.24.30

One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones, and then passed the vineyard of a lout;

Prov.24.30

I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;

Prov.24.30

I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;

Prov.24.30

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one lacking sense.

Prov.24.31

They were overgrown with weeds, thick with thistles, all the fences broken down.

Prov.24.31

thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.

Prov.24.31

And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.

Prov.24.31

I saw that it was overgrown with thorns. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.

Prov.24.32

I took a long look and pondered what I saw; the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:

Prov.24.32

I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:

Prov.24.32

When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:

Prov.24.32

Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:

Prov.24.33

"A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy--do you know what comes next?

Prov.24.33

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-

Prov.24.33

A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;

Prov.24.33

A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--

Prov.24.34

Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!" Further Wise Sayings of Solomon The Right Word at the Right Time

Prov.24.34

and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Prov.24.34

So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

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and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.