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Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23
Buy the
truth, and sell
it
not;
also
wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24
The father of the righteous
shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise
child
shall have joy of him.
25
Thy father and thy
mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
26
My son, give me thine heart, and let
thine eyes observe my ways.
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For a whore
is
a deep ditch; and a strange woman
is
a narrow pit.
28
She also lieth in wait as
for
a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
29
Who hath
woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without
cause? who hath redness of eyes?
30
They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed
wine.
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Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup,
when
it
moveth itself aright.
32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
33
Thine eyes
shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
34
Yea, 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
stricken me,
shalt thou say, and
I was not sick; they have beaten me,
and
I felt
it
not: when shall I
awake? I will seek it yet again.
CHAPTER 24
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
2
For their heart studieth
destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
3
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by
understanding it is established:
4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious
and pleasant riches.
5
A wise man
is
strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6
For by
wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors
there is
safety.
7
Wisdom
is
too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
8
He that deviseth to do evil shall be called
a mischievous person.
9
The thought of foolishness
is
sin: and the scorner
is
an abomination to
men.
10
If
thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength
is
small.
11
If thou forbear to deliver
them
that are
drawn unto death, and
those that are
ready to be slain;
12
If thou sayest, Behold, we knew
it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider
it?
and he that keepeth thy soul, doth
not
he
know
it?
and shall
not
he render to
every
man according to his works?
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.
15
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:
18
Lest the L
ORD
see
it,
and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
19
Fret
not thyself because of evil
men,
neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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For there shall be no
reward to the evil
man;
the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21
My son, fear thou the L
ORD
and the king:
and
meddle not with them that are given to change:
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For their calamity shall rise
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