Proverbs 24:16-32
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16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
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22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.
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27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.
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29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
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31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
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32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.