The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 24, Verse 21

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.

Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

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

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;

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

King James Version

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

American Standard Version

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:

New English Translation

Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

World English Bible

My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:

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.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive [not] with thy lips.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.