15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.


In Context

12 If thou say: I have not strength enough: he that seeth into the heart, he understandeth, and nothing deceiveth the keeper of thy soul, end he shall render to a man according to his works.

13 Fat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most sweet to thy throat:

14 So 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.

15 Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.

16 For a just man shall fall seven times and shall rise again: but the wicked shall fall down into evil.

17 When thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not thy heart rejoice:

Proverbs 24:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked [man,] against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against a righteous man's house, do not raid his dwelling place;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: