Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 24:15
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Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
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Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 24
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
16 For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
17 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
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