Versículos de Provérbios 24 da Bíblia. New International Version
1?Saying 20? Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;
2for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.
3?Saying 21? By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
5?Saying 22? The wise prevail through great power, and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
6Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.
7?Saying 23? Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
8?Saying 24? Whoever plots evil will be known as a schemer.
9The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.
10?Saying 25? If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
11Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
12If you say, "But we knew nothing about this," does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
13?Saying 26? Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
15?Saying 27? Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;
16for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
17?Saying 28? Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,
18or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.
19?Saying 29? Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,
20for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
21?Saying 30? Fear the Lord and the king, my son, and do not join with rebellious officials,
22for those two will send sudden destruction on them, and who knows what calamities they can bring?
23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good:
24Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25But it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come on them.
26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
27Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause - would you use your lips to mislead?
29Do not say, "I'll do to them as they have done to me; I'll pay them back for what they did."
30I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
32I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -
34and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
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