Proverbs 24:15

Translations

Modern

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

Traditional

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

Literal

Do not lie in wait like a wicked one against the abode of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;

Latin

Ne insidieris, et quæras impietatem in domo justi, neque vastes requiem ejus.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

Notes

Proverbs 24:15–16

Saying 27: Godly people do not let setbacks keep them down. • Seven times symbolizes "many times."

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

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