Proverbs 24:15 - The Message 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Spoil not his resting place: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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; American Standard Version (1901) Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place: Common English Bible Wicked one, don’t wait secretly at the home of the righteous. Don’t destroy their dwelling. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not lie in wait, and do not seek impiety in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest. |