Proverbs 24:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 24:15

13 My son, ^aeat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;

14 ^aSo shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a¹ prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.

15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;

16 ^aFor a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
^bBut the wicked shall fall by calamity.

17 ^aDo not rejoice when your enemy falls,
And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles;

18 Lest the Lord see it, and¹ it displease Him,
And He turn away His wrath from him.

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.

New English Translation
Do not lie in wait like the wicked¹ against the place where the righteous live; do not assault² his home.

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