Proverbs 24:21-22 in English

²¹ My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And the destruction from them both, who knoweth it?

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

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

^22a A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it.

^22b Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yea, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue.

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

^22d for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords,

^22e and 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.

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

^22g For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.

^22h God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.

²²ⁱ Who 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?

^22k For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.

^22l Add not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be made a liar.

^22m Two things I ask of thee; take not favour from me before I die.

²²ⁿ Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth or poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:

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

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

^22q A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.

^22r A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.

^22s A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.

^22t A 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.

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

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

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

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

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

²² For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yes, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and 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. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.

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

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the destruction of them both?

²¹ My child/son, revere Yahweh and also honor the king, and do not associate with people who want to rebel against either of them,

²² because those people will suddenly experience disasters; and no one knows RHQ what great disasters that God or the king can cause to happen to them.

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

²² For they will suddenly punish the ungodly, and who can know the vengeance inflicted by both? A son that keeps the commandment shall escape destruction; for such an one has fully received it. Let no falsehood be spoken by the king from the tongue; yes, let no falsehood proceed from his tongue. The king's tongue is a sword, and not one of flesh; and whoever shall be given up to it shall be destroyed: for if his wrath should be provoked, he destroys men with cords, and 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. My son, reverence my words, and receive them, and repent.

²¹ My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

²¹ My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

²¹ My son, go in fear of the Lord and the king: have nothing to do with those who are in high positions:

²² For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

²¹ My son, fear Jehovah and the king: meddle not with them that are given to change.

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

²¹ My son, fear the Lord and the king: and have nothing to do with detracters.

²² For their destruction shall rise suddenly: and who knoweth the ruin of both?

²¹ My son, honor the Lord and the king, and don't join those who are rebellious,

²² for disaster will suddenly fall on them. Who knows how the Lord and king will punish them?

²¹ My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

²² For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?

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

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

²¹ My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: And meddle not with them that are given to change:

²² For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And who knoweth the ruin of them both?

²¹ My son, fear the Lord and the king: with those that are desirous to change do not mingle thyself;

²² For suddenly will their calamity arise; and who knoweth the ruin of both of them!

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

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

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

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

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

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

^22e And 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.

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

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

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

²²ⁱ Who 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

^22t A 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.

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

²² For their calamity shall rise up suddenly, And their ruin, coming from them both, in a moment.

²¹ My son, fear Adonai and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious:

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly; the destruction from them both— who knows?

²¹ Fear Yahweh, and fear the king, my son; do not associate with those who rebel against them,

²² for suddenly their disaster will come and who knows the extent of the destruction that will come from both of them?

²¹ My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

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

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

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

²¹ My son, fear the LORD and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious,

²² for their calamity will rise suddenly. Who knows what destruction may come from them both?

²¹ My son, dread thou God, and the king; and be thou not meddled or mingled with backbiters.

²² For their perdition shall rise together suddenly, and who knoweth the fall of ever either?

²¹ My son, dread thou God, and the king; and be thou not meddled with backbiters. (My son, fear thou God or have thou reverence for God, and the king; and be thou not mixed in, or mingled, with backbiters.)

²² For their perdition shall rise together suddenly (or For their perdition shall suddenly rise up, or shall happen), and who knoweth the fall of ever either?

²¹ Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

²² For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both — who knoweth!