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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 24, Verse 13

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If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider [it]? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth [not] he know [it]? and shall [not] he render to [every] man according to his works?
King James Version
My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
American Standard Version
My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:
New English Translation
Eat honey, my child, for it is good, and honey from the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
World English Bible
My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
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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.
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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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For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
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Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
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Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;
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For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
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My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:
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For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?
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These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.