14so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.


In Context

11 Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

12 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not, will not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that preserveth thy soul, he knoweth it; and he rendereth to man according to his work.

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:

14 so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

15 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

16 For the righteous falleth seven times, and riseth up again; but the wicked stumble into disaster.

Proverbs 24:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:14So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] unto thy soul: when thou hast found [it,] then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:14Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:14So also is the doctrine of wisdom to thy soul: which when thou hast found, thou shalt have hope in the end, and thy hope shall not perish.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul: if thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:14so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:14So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:14So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul: when you have found it, then there shall be a reward, and your expectation shall not be cut off.