Proverbs 24:23-34 ▼

23 These also are sayings of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

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

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

26 He kisseth the lips that giveth a right answer.

27 Prepare thy work without, and make it ready for thee in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

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

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

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

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

32 Then I beheld, and considered well: I saw, and received instruction.

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

34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber; and thy want as an armed man.