Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place; New Living Translation Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly, and don’t raid the house where the godly live. English Standard Version Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home; Berean Standard Bible Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. King James Bible Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: New King James Version Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place; New American Standard Bible Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; NASB 1995 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; NASB 1977 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; Legacy Standard Bible Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; Amplified Bible Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place; Christian Standard Bible Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wicked man, don’t set an ambush, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling. American Standard Version Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not plot evil in the dwelling of the righteous and do not plunder the place of his dwelling. Brenton Septuagint Translation Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly. Contemporary English Version Don't be a cruel person who attacks good people and hurts their families. Douay-Rheims Bible Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. English Revised Version Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: GOD'S WORD® Translation You wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person. Do not rob his house. Good News Translation Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes. International Standard Version Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live; JPS Tanakh 1917 Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, Spoil not his resting-place; Literal Standard Version Do not lay wait, O wicked one, | At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting place. Majority Standard Bible Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. New American Bible Do not lie in wait at the abode of the just, do not ravage their dwelling places; NET Bible Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home. New Revised Standard Version Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live; New Heart English Bible Do not lie in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place. Webster's Bible Translation Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place: World English Bible Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place; Young's Literal Translation Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place. Additional Translations ... Context Do not Envy…14Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off. 15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place. 16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.… Cross References Psalm 10:9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net. Psalm 10:10 They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength. Treasury of Scripture Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: lay Proverbs 1:11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 1 Samuel 9:11 And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? 1 Samuel 22:18,19 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod… spoil Proverbs 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. Isaiah 32:18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; Jump to Previous Destroy Dwelling Evil-Doer Fields Habitation Home House Lay Outlaw Raid Resting Resting-Place Righteous Secret Spoil Upright Violence Wait Waste Watch WickedJump to Next Destroy Dwelling Evil-Doer Fields Habitation Home House Lay Outlaw Raid Resting Resting-Place Righteous Secret Spoil Upright Violence Wait Waste Watch WickedProverbs 24 1. Precepts and WarningsVerses 15, 16. - A warning against plotting for the ruin of a good man's house, with a view doubtless of profiting by the disaster. Verse 15. - Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous. רָשָׁע (rasha) is vocative (comp. Ezekiel 33:8); taken appositionally, as in Revised Version margin, "as a wicked man," it is senseless; for how could he lay wait in any other character? Spoil not his resting-place. "Spoil," as Proverbs 19:26 (where see note). Drive him not from his house by violence and chicanery. Vulgate, "Seek not impiety in the house of the righteous;" do not attempt to cloak your insidious designs by detecting some evil in the good man, and making yourself the instrument of retribution, as if you were doing God service in afflicting him (John 16:2). Septuagint, "Bring not an ungodly man into the pasture (νομῇ) of the righteous, neither be thou deceived by the feasting of the belly." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not lie in wait, תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב (te·’ĕ·rōḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 693: To lie in wait O wicked [man], רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person near the dwelling לִנְוֵ֣ה (lin·wêh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5116: Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation of the righteous; צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous do not אַֽל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not destroy תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד (tə·šad·dêḏ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin his resting place. רִבְצוֹ׃ (riḇ·ṣōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7258: (place of) lying down, resting place, dwelling place Links Proverbs 24:15 NIVProverbs 24:15 NLT Proverbs 24:15 ESV Proverbs 24:15 NASB Proverbs 24:15 KJV Proverbs 24:15 BibleApps.com Proverbs 24:15 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:15 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:15 French Bible Proverbs 24:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:15 Don't lay in wait wicked man against (Prov. 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