Focused Passage

Proverbs 24:23-25

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and rich blessing will come upon them.

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Verse 23

Cross-references

James 2:1Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:15Classic cross-references Romans 2:11Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 1:17Classic cross-references John 7:24Classic cross-references

Original words

Theseאֵ֥לֶּהH428Pronoun - common pluralalsoגַּם־H1571Conjunctionare sayings of the wiseלַֽחֲכָמִ֑יםH2450Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine pluralTo show partialityהַֽכֵּר־H5234Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute. . .פָּנִ֖יםH6440Noun - masculine pluralin judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טH4941Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularis notבַּל־H1077Adverbgoodטֽוֹב׃H2896Adjective - masculine singular

Verse 24

Cross-references

Proverbs 17:15Classic cross-references Isaiah 5:23Classic cross-references Proverbs 11:26Classic cross-references Exodus 23:6Classic cross-references Isaiah 66:24Classic cross-references

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Whoever tellsאֹ֤מֵ֨ר׀H559Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularthe guiltyלְרָשָׁע֮H7563Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singularYouאָ֥תָּהH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularare innocentצַדִּ֪יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularpeoplesעַמִּ֑יםH5971Noun - masculine pluralwill curse himיִקְּבֻ֥הוּH6895Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularand nationsלְאֻמִּֽים׃H3816Noun - masculine pluralwill denounce himיִזְעָמ֥וּהוּH2194Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

1 Timothy 5:20Classic cross-references Proverbs 10:6Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 3:13Classic cross-references Proverbs 28:23Classic cross-references

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but it will go wellיִנְעָ֑םH5276Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwith those who convict the guiltyוְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥יםH3198Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluraland richטֽוֹב׃H2896Noun - masculine singularblessingבִרְכַּת־H1293Noun - feminine singular constructwill comeתָּב֥וֹאH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularupon themוַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗םH5921Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural

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