21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
22 For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
Focused Passage
Proverbs 24:21-22
Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous
The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.
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Verse 21
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My son בְּנִ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular fear יְרָֽא־ H3372 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the king וָמֶ֑לֶךְ H4428 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular and do not אַל־ H408 Adverb associate תִּתְעָרָֽב׃ H6148 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular with עִם־ H5973 Preposition the rebellious שׁוֹנִ֑ים H8138 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 22
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For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction they will bring יָק֣וּם H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular sudden פִ֭תְאֹם H6597 Adverb destruction אֵידָ֑ם H343 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Who מִ֣י H4310 Interrogative knows יוֹדֵֽעַ׃ס H3045 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular what ruin וּפִ֥יד H6365 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct [they] can bring שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם H8147 Number - masculine dual construct | third person masculine plural