A moment in scripture
Proverbs 24:15
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Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 24:13
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
- Proverbs 24:14
So 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.
- Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
- Proverbs 24:17
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.