Proverbs 24:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”
Proverbs 24:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 24:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 24:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;”
Proverbs 24:15 — World English Bible
Proverbs 24:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: ”
Proverbs 24:15 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 24:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.”
Proverbs 24:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 24:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place. ”
Proverbs 24:15 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 24:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.”
Proverbs 24:15 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 24:15 in Context — Proverbs 24
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14 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.
15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
What Does Proverbs 24:15 Mean?
Proverbs 24:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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