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Proverbs 24:15
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KJ21
Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place;
ASV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
AMP
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
AMPC
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the [uncompromisingly] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God); destroy not his resting-place;
BRG
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
CSB
Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling.
CSBA
Don’t set an ambush, you wicked one, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling.
CEB
Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous. Don’t destroy their dwelling.
CJB
Don’t lurk like an outlaw near the home of the righteous, don’t raid the place where he lives.
CEV
Don't be a cruel person who attacks good people and hurts their families.
DARBY
Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.
DRA
Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
ERV
Don’t be like a criminal who makes plans to rob those who are good or take away their homes.
EASY
27. Do not be like wicked people who attack righteous people. Do not try to rob the homes of honest people.
EHV
Do not be like the wicked who attack the home of the righteous. Do not destroy his resting place,
ESV
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;
ESVUK
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do no violence to his home;
EXB
Don’t be wicked and ·attack [ambush; lie in wait at] a ·good [righteous] family’s house; don’t ·rob [or destroy] the place where they live.
GNV
Lay no wait, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoil not his resting place.
GW
You wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person. Do not rob his house.
GNT
Don't be like the wicked who scheme to rob honest people or to take away their homes.
HCSB
Wicked man, don’t set an ambush, at the camp of the righteous man; don’t destroy his dwelling.
ICB
Don’t be like the wicked and attack a good man’s house. Don’t rob the place where he lives.
ISV
Don’t lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;
JUB
¶ Do not lay in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.
KJV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
AKJV
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
LSB
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the abode of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
LEB
Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do not do violence to his dwelling place.
TLB
O evil man, leave the upright man alone and quit trying to cheat him out of his rights. Don’t you know that this good man, though you trip him up seven times, will each time rise again? But one calamity is enough to lay you low.
MSG
Don’t interfere with good people’s lives; don’t try to get the best of them. No matter how many times you trip them up, God-loyal people don’t stay down long; Soon they’re up on their feet, while the wicked end up flat on their faces.
MEV
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place;
NOG
You wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person. Do not rob his house.
NABRE
Do not lie in wait at the abode of the just, do not ravage their dwelling places;
NASB
Do not lie in ambush, you wicked person, against the home of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
NASB1995
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
NCB
Do not lie in wait at the home of a righteous man; do not raid his dwelling.
NCV
Don’t be wicked and attack a good family’s house; don’t rob the place where they live.
NET
Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.
NIRV
Don’t hide and wait like a burglar near a godly person’s house. Don’t rob their home.
NIV
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;
NIVUK
Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling-place;
NKJV
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not plunder his resting place;
NLV
O sinful man, do not lie in wait against the house of the man who is right with God. Do not destroy his resting place.
NLT
Don’t wait in ambush at the home of the godly, and don’t raid the house where the godly live.
NRSVA
Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live;
NRSVACE
Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live;
NRSVCE
Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live;
NRSVUE
Do not lie in wait like an outlaw against the home of the righteous; do no violence to the place where the righteous live;
OJB
Lay not in wait, O rasha, against the naveh (dwelling) of the tzaddik; assault not his resting place;
RGT
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous. And do not spoil his resting place.
RSV
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;
RSVCE
Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous; do not violence to his home;
TLV
Do not lurk like the wicked near the dwelling of the righteous. Do not assault his home.
VOICE
Do not lurk outside the home of the just like a common criminal; do not tear up the place where he rests.
WEB
Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;
WYC
Ambush thou not, and seek not (to bring) wickedness in the house of a just man, neither waste thou, his rest(ing) (place). (Do not thou ambush, and do not seek to bring wickedness into the house of a righteous person, nor destroy thou his resting place.)
YLT
Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.
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