King James Version
Proverbs 24:15 in the King James Version says “Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:”
Proverbs 24:15 · King James Version
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: to: Heb. upon thy palate
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
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not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“man against the dwelling”
H5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of god (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“spoil”
H7703properly, to be burly, i.e., (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
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