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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Proverbs 24

Chapter 24

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

not

19 3:31 23:17 Psalms 37:1,7 73:3 Galatians 5:19-21 James 4:5,6

neither

1:11-15 13:20 Genesis 13:10-13 19:1-11 Psalms 26:9

For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.

8 6:14 1 Samuel 23:9 Esther 3:6,7 Job 15:35 Psalms 7:14 10:7 28:3 36:4 Psalms 64:4-6 140:2 Isaiah 59:4 Micah 7:3 Matthew 26:3,4 Luke 23:20,21 Acts 13:10

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

wisdom

9:1 14:1 1 Corinthians 3:9

it is

2 Samuel 7:26 Jeremiah 10:12 Colossians 2:7

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

15:6 20:15 21:20 27:23-27 1 Kings 4:22-28 1 Chronicles 27:25-31 29:2-9 2 Chronicles 4:18-22 26:4-11 Nehemiah 10:39 13:5-13 Matthew 13:52

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

A wise

8:14 10:29 21:22 Ecclesiastes 7:19 9:14-18

strong

Heb. in strength. increaseth strength. Heb. strengtheneth might.

Psalms 84:7 Isaiah 40:31 Colossians 1:11

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

by

20:18 Luke 14:31 1 Corinthians 9:25-27 Ephesians 6:10-20 1 Timothy 6:11,12 2 Timothy 4:7

and

11:14 15:22

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

too

14:6 15:24 17:24 Psalms 10:5 92:5,6 1 Corinthians 2:14

openeth

22:22 31:8,9 Job 29:7-25 31:21 Isaiah 29:21 Amos 5:10,12,15

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

2,9 6:14,18 14:22 1 Kings 2:44 Psalms 21:11 Isaiah 10:7-13 32:7 Ezekiel 38:10,11 Nahum 1:11 Romans 1:30

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

thought

8 23:7 Genesis 6:5 8:21 Psalms 119:113 Isaiah 55:7 Jeremiah 4:14 Matthew 5:28 9:4 Matthew 15:19 Acts 8:22 2 Corinthians 10:5

the scorner

22:10 29:8

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

thou

1 Samuel 27:1 Job 4:5 Isaiah 40:28-31 John 4:8 2 Corinthians 4:1 Ephesians 3:13 Hebrews 12:3-5 Revelation 2:3,13

small

Heb. narrow.

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

1 Samuel 26:8,9 Job 29:17 Psalms 82:4 Isaiah 58:6,7 Luke 10:31,32 23:23-25 Acts 18:17 21:31,32 23:10,23-35 1 John 3:16,17

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?

doth not he that

5:21 21:2 1 Samuel 16:7 Psalms 7:9 17:3 44:21 Ecclesiastes 5:8 Jeremiah 17:10 Romans 2:16 1 Corinthians 4:5 Hebrews 4:12,13 Revelation 2:18,23

that keepeth

1 Samuel 2:6 25:29 Psalms 66:9 121:3,8 Daniel 5:23 Acts 17:28 Revelation 1:18

and shall

Job 34:11 Psalms 62:12 Jeremiah 32:19 Matthew 16:27 Romans 2:6 2 Corinthians 5:10 Revelation 2:23 Revelation 20:12-15 22:12

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

eat

25:16,27 Song of Solomon 5:1 Isaiah 7:15 Matthew 3:4

to thy taste

Heb. upon thy palate.

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.

shall the

22:18 Psalms 19:10,11 119:103,111 Jeremiah 15:16

when

2:1-5,10 3:13-18

there

23:18 Matthew 19:21 James 1:25

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Lay

1:11 1 Samuel 9:11 22:18,19 23:20-23 Psalms 10:8-10 37:32 56:6 59:3 Psalms 140:5 Jeremiah 11:19 Matthew 26:4 Acts 9:24 23:16 25:3

spoil

22:28 Isaiah 32:18

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

a just

Job 5:19 Psalms 34:19 37:24 Micah 7:8-10 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 4:8-12 11:23-27

but

13:17 28:14-18 1 Samuel 26:10 31:4 Esther 7:10 Psalms 7:16 52:5 Amos 5:2 Amos 8:14 Acts 12:23 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Revelation 18:20,21

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

17:5 Judges 16:25 2 Samuel 16:5-14 Job 31:29 Psalms 35:15,19 42:10 Obadiah 1:12 1 Corinthians 13:6,7

Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

displease him

Heb. be evil in his eyes. and he.

Lamentations 4:21,22 Zechariah 1:15,16

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

Fret

or, Keep not company with the wicked.

13:20 Numbers 16:26 Psalms 1:1 26:4,5 119:115 2 Corinthians 6:17 Ephesians 5:11 2 Timothy 3:2-5 Revelation 18:4

neither

1 23:17 Psalms 37:1 73:3

For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

there

Psalms 9:17 11:6 Isaiah 3:11

candle

or, lamp.

13:9 20:20 Job 18:5,6 21:17 Matthew 8:12 25:8 Jude 1:13

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

fear

Exodus 14:31 1 Samuel 24:6 Ecclesiastes 8:2-5 Matthew 22:21 Romans 13:1-7 Titus 3:1 1 Peter 2:13-17

meddle

Numbers 16:1-3 1 Samuel 8:5-7 12:12-19 2 Samuel 15:13-37 1 Kings 12:16

given to change

Heb. changers.

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

their

Numbers 16:31-35 1 Samuel 31:1-7 2 Samuel 18:7,8 2 Chronicles 13:16,17 Hosea 5:11 Hosea 13:10,11

who

16:14 20:2 Psalms 90:11

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

things

Psalms 107:43 Ecclesiastes 8:1-5 Hosea 14:9 James 3:17

It

18:5 28:21 Leviticus 19:15 Deuteronomy 1:17 16:19 2 Chronicles 19:7 Psalms 82:2-4 John 7:24 1 Timothy 5:20,21 James 2:4-6 1 Peter 1:17

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

that

17:15 Exodus 23:6,7 Isaiah 5:20,23 Jeremiah 6:13,14 8:10,11 Ezekiel 13:22

him shall

11:26 28:27 30:10 Isaiah 66:24

But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

them

Leviticus 19:17 1 Samuel 3:13 1 Kings 21:19,20 Nehemiah 5:7-9 13:8-11,17,25,28 Job 29:16-18 Matthew 14:4 1 Timothy 5:20 2 Timothy 4:2 Titus 1:13 2:15

a good blessing

Heb. a blessing of good.

28:23

Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer.

shall

15:23 16:1 25:11,12 Genesis 41:38-57 Daniel 2:46-48 Mark 12:17,18,32-34

giveth a right answer

Heb. answereth right words.

Job 6:25

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

1 Kings 5:17,18 6:7 Luke 14:28-30

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

not

14:5 19:5,9 21:28 Exodus 20:16 23:1 1 Samuel 22:9,10 1 Kings 21:9-13 Job 2:3 Psalms 35:7,11 52:1 *title; Matthew 26:59,60 27:23 John 15:25

deceive

Ephesians 4:25 Colossians 3:9 Revelation 21:8 22:15

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Say

20:22 25:21,22 Matthew 5:39-44 Romans 12:17-21 1 Thessalonians 5:15

I will do

Judges 15:11 2 Samuel 13:22-28

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

went

6:6-19 Job 4:8 5:27 15:17 Psalms 37:25 107:42 Ecclesiastes 4:1-8 7:15 Ecclesiastes 8:9-11

void

10:13 12:11

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

it

Genesis 3:17-19 Job 31:40 Jeremiah 4:3 Matthew 13:7,22 Hebrews 6:8

and the

19:23 20:4 22:13 23:21 Ecclesiastes 10:18

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

considered it

Heb. set my heart.

Job 7:17 Psalms 4:4 Luke 2:19,51

I looked

Deuteronomy 13:11 21:21 32:29 1 Corinthians 10:6,11 Jude 1:5-7

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

6:4-11 Romans 13:11 Ephesians 5:14 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

thy poverty

10:4 13:4

armed man

Heb. a man of shield.