Proverbs 24:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 24:15

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 24:15

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

Amplified® Bible
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God); destroy not his resting-place;

Contemporary English Version
Don't be a cruel person who attacks good people and hurts their families.

Darby English Version
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

Good News Bible
Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes.

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

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

New International Version
Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house,
do not raid his dwelling place;

New King James Version
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

Revised Standard Version
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;

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

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