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Key Terms

Strength 5 Knowledge 4 Be Zealous 3 Understanding (Awareness) 3 Guidance 3 Fool 3 Hope 3 Curse (Enchant) 3 Ability (Skill) 2 Salvation (Deliverance) 2 Sin 2 Abomination 2 Perceive 2 Ability (Power) World Wisdom Universe Miracle Ability (Spiritual) Lordship Spiritually Understanding Intention (Evil) Salvation Save (Help) Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Plan Foolishness Foolish Foolish Actions Foolish Talk To Sin Guilt (State) Transgression Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against Abomination (Act) Hope (NT) Fear Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Curse (Invocation of Harm) To Curse Curse (Consign to Death) Curse (Formula) Curse (Pronouncement Against) Blessing (Act) Bless (Approval) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Stupid (Foolish) Stupid

Do Not Envy

Saying 20

ⓘ Saying 19: See Proverbs 1:8–19.

Saying 19: See Proverbs 1:8–19.
1Do not envy wicked menor desire their company;2for their hearts devise violence,and their lips declare trouble.

Saying 21

ⓘ Saying 20: See Proverbs 14:11.

Saying 20: See Proverbs 14:11.
3By wisdom a house is builtand by understanding it is established;4through knowledge its rooms are filledwith every precious and beautiful treasure.

Saying 22

ⓘ Saying 21: See Proverbs 21:22.

Saying 21: See Proverbs 21:22.
5A wise man is strong,†and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.6Only with sound guidance should you wage war,and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

Saying 23

7Wisdom is too high for a fool;he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

Saying 24

ⓘ Saying 23: Fools separate themselves from the community...

Saying 23: Fools separate themselves from the community because they do bad things.
8He who plots evilwill be called a schemer.9A foolish scheme is sin,and a mocker is detestable to men.

Saying 25

10If you faint in the day of distress,how small is your strength!
ⓘ Saying 25: Wise people try to stop injustice...

Saying 25: Wise people try to stop injustice and suffering (for example, Job 29:12–17).
11Rescue those being led away to death,and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.12If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,”does not He who weighs hearts consider it?Does not the One who guards your life know?Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Saying 26

ⓘ Saying 26: Both honey and wisdom are sweet....

Saying 26: Both honey and wisdom are sweet. Wisdom enriches the soul and creates more future opportunities.
13Eat honey, my son, for it is good,and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.14Know 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.

Saying 27

ⓘ Saying 27: Godly people do not let setbacks...
  • Saying 27: Godly people do not let setbacks keep them down.
  • Seven times symbolizes "many times."
15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous;do not destroy his resting place.16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up;but the wicked stumble in bad times.

Saying 28

ⓘ Saying 28: This saying introduces Jesus's teaching to...

Saying 28: This saying introduces Jesus's teaching to love our enemies (Matthew 5:43–48).
17Do not gloat when your enemy falls,and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,18or the LORD will see and disapprove,and turn His wrath away from him.

Saying 29

ⓘ Saying 29: Do not envy the seeming success...
19Do not fret over evildoers,and do not be envious of the wicked.20For the evil man has no future;the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

Saying 30

ⓘ Saying 30: The king is linked to the...

Saying 30: The king is linked to the Lord, showing his power and rule on earth (see 1 Samuel 12; Psalm 2).
21My son, fear the LORD and the king,and do not associate with the rebellious.22For they will bring sudden destruction.Who knows what ruin they can bring?

Further Sayings of the Wise

ⓘ Saying 1: Wise people make fair judgments (see...

Saying 1: Wise people make fair judgments (see Proverbs 6:19; 12:17; 19:28; 24:28–29; 25:18).
ⓘ This addendum to the thirty sayings of the...

This addendum to the thirty sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17–24:22) includes five more sayings.

23These also are sayings of the wise:

To show partiality in judgmentis not good.24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,and rich blessing will come upon them.
26An honest answer givenis like a kiss on the lips.
27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field;after that, you may build your house.
ⓘ Saying 4: Do not twist the truth, even...

Saying 4: Do not twist the truth, even for revenge (see Proverbs 6:19; 12:17; 14:25; 19:28; 24:23–24; 25:18).
28Do not testify against your neighbor without cause,and do not deceive with your lips.29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;I will repay the man according to his work.”
ⓘ Saying 5: Laziness and a love for sleep...

Saying 5: Laziness and a love for sleep can lead to poverty (see Proverbs 10:4–5, 26; 12:11; 13:4; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15, 24; 20:4, 13).
30I went past the field of a slackerand by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.31Thorns had grown up everywhere,thistles had covered the ground,and the stone wall was broken down.32I observed and took it to heart;I looked and received instruction:
ⓘ This saying repeats Proverbs 6:10–11.

This saying repeats Proverbs 6:10–11.
33A little sleep, a little slumber,a little folding of the hands to rest,34and poverty will come upon you like a robber,and need like a bandit.