Proverbs 24:15
“Lay not waite, (O wicked man) against the dwelling of the righteous: spoile not his resting place.”
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Proverbs 24:15 Context
13My sonne, eate thou honie, because it is good, and the honie combe, which is sweete to thy taste. 14So shall the knowledge of wisedome be vnto thy soule: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. 15Lay not waite, (O wicked man) against the dwelling of the righteous: spoile not his resting place. 16For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth vp againe: but the wicked shall fall into mischiefe. 17Reioyce not when thine enemie falleth: and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
- King James Version
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
- New American Standard Version (1995)