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23.17
PROVERBS
- 17Let not thy heart envy sinners,
- But be in the fear of the Lord all the day;
- 18For surely there is a future;
- And thy hope shall not be cut off.
- 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
- And guide thy heart in the way.
- 20Be not among winebibbers;
- Among gluttonous eaters of flesh;
- 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;
- And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- 22Hearken unto thy father that begot thee,
- And despise not thy mother when she is old.
- 23Buy the truth, and sell it not;
- Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
- 24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
- And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.
- 25Let thy father and thy mother be glad,
- And let her that bore thee rejoice.
- 26My son, give me thy heart,
- And let thine eyes observe my ways.
- 27For a harlot is a deep ditch;
- And an alien woman is a narrow pit.
- 28She also lieth in wait as a robber,
- And increaseth the faithless among men.
- 29Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'?
- Who hath contentions? who hath raving?
- Who hath wounds without cause?
- Who hath redness of eyes?
- 30They that tarry long at the wine;
- They that go to try mixed wine.
- 31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
- When it giveth its colour in the cup,
- When it glideth down smoothly;
- 32At the last it biteth like a serpent,
- And stingeth like a basilisk.
- 33Thine eyes shall behold strange things,
- And thy heart shall utter confused things.
- 34Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea,
- Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
- 35'They have struck me, and I felt it not,
- They have beaten me, and I knew it not;
- When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.'
- 24 Be not thou envious of evil men,
- Neither desire to be with them.
- 2For their heart studieth destruction,
- And their lips talk of mischief.
- 3Through wisdom is a house builded;
- And by understanding it is established;
- 4And by knowledge are the chambers filled
- With all precious and pleasant riches.
- 5A wise man is strong;
- Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
- 6For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war;
- And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
- 7Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals;
- He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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