Proverbs 24:14-24

¹⁴So know thou wisdom to be unto thy soul; if thou hast found it, then shall there be a future, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

¹⁵Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;

¹⁶For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again, but the wicked stumble under adversity.

¹⁷Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;

¹⁸Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, and He turn away His wrath from him.

¹⁹Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

²⁰For there will be no future to the evil man, the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change;

²²For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin from them both?

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

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