Proverbs 24:15

Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place:

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WEBBE

Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

BSB

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

KJV

Lay not 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:

BBE

Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–16

The sincere soul falls as a traveller may do, by stumbling at some stone in his path; but gets up, and goes on his way with more care and speed. This is rather to be understood of falls into affliction, than falls into actual sin.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.