Proverbs 24:17-23

¹⁷If thine enemy should fall, rejoice not over him, Neither be elated at his overthrow.

¹⁸For the Lord will see it, and it will not please him, And he will turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹Rejoice not in evildoers, Neither be envious of sinners.

²⁰For the evil man shall have no posterity: And the light of the wicked shall be put out.

²¹My son, fear God and the king; And do not disobey either of them.

²²For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, And who can know the vengeance inflicted by both?

^22aA son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; For such a one has fully received it.

^22bLet no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; Yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue.

^22cThe king’s tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; And whosoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed:

^22dFor if his wrath should be provoked, He destroys men with cords,

^22eAnd devours men’s bones, And burns them up as a flame, So that they are not even fit to be eaten by the young eagles.

^22fMy son, reverence my words, And receive them, and repent. These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.

^22gFor I am the most simple of all men, And there is not in me the wisdom of men.

^22hGod has taught me wisdom, And I know the knowledge of the holy.

²²ⁱWho has gone up to heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the winds in his bosom? Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? Who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? What is his name? or what is the name of his children?

^22kFor all the words of God are tried in the fire, And he defends those that reverence him.

^22lAdd not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.

^22mTwo things I ask of thee; Take not favor from me before I die.

²²ⁿRemove far from me vanity and falsehood: And give me not wealth or poverty; But appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

^22oLest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? Or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

^22pDeliver not a servant into the hands of his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be utterly destroyed.

^22qA wicked generation curse their father, And do not bless their mother.

^22rA wicked generation judge themselves to be just, But do not cleanse their way.

^22sA wicked generation have lofty eyes, And exalt themselves with their eyelids.

^22tA wicked generation have swords for teeth and jaw teeth as knives, So as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, And the poor of them from among men.

²³And this thing I say to you that are wise for you to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.