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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 24, Verse 14

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My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
So 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.
New English Translation
Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
World English Bible
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
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
16
For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
17
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.
24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: