The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 24, Verse 16

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors [there is] safety.

Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person.

The thought of foolishness [is] sin: and the scorner [is] an abomination to men.

[If] thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength [is] small.

If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;

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?

My son, eat thou honey, because [it is] good; and the honeycomb, [which is] sweet to thy taste:

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:

King James Version

For a just [man] falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

American Standard Version

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

New English Translation

Indeed a righteous person will fall seven times, and then get up again, but the guilty will collapse in calamity.

World English Bible

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

Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked;

For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: [and] meddle not with them that are given to change:

For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both?

These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.

[Every man] shall kiss [his] lips that giveth a right answer.