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


In Context

12 If you say, |Behold, we didn't know this;| doesn't he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn't he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

13 My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

14 so 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.

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

16 for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

17 Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

24:15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.

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 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: