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Proverbs 24:13-24 English Revised Version (ERV)

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

14. 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.

15. Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

16. For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

17. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:

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

19. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; neither be thou envious at the wicked:

20. For there will be no reward to the evil man; the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

21. My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

22. For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?

23. These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

24. He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

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