Proverbs 24
Reading Proverbs chapter 24 in the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible, public-domain text from 1899.
Verses 1–10
1 Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:
2 Because their mind studieth robberies, and their lips speak deceits.
3 By wisdom the house shall be built, and by prudence it shall be strengthened.
4 By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
5 A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant.
6 Because war is managed by due ordering: and there shall be safety where there are many counsels.
7 Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he shall not open his mouth.
8 He that deviseth to do evils, shall be called a fool.
9 The thought of a fool is sin: and the detractor is the abomination of men.
10 If thou lose hope, being weary in the day of distress, thy strength shall be diminished.
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