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Proverbs 24:15

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

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.

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

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

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

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
KJV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
WEB
Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
ASV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
DARBY
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
BLB
Do not lie in wait like a wicked one against the abode of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;
ÅB
Lur ikke som en ugudelig på den rettferdiges bolig, ødelegg ikke hans hjem!
OTB
Ligg ikke på lur, du onde, mot den rettferdiges hjem; ødelegg ikke deres bolig;
B1930
Lur ikke som en ugudelig på den rettferdiges bolig, ødelegg ikke hans hjem!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 11:19

    But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

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  • Acts 9:24

    But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:18–19

    And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

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  • 1 Samuel 9:11

    And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

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  • Matthew 26:4

    And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

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  • 1 Samuel 23:20–23

    Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.

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  • Psalms 140:5

    The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

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  • Isaiah 32:18

    And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

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