Proverbs 24:15
Plot not, O wicked man! against the habitation of the righteous; Spoil not his resting-place!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 10:8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
Psalms 56:6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.
Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden snares and cords for me; They have spread a net by the way-side; They have set traps for me.
Proverbs 22:28Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have made.
Jeremiah 11:19For I was like a tame lamb, that is led to the slaughter, And knew not that they had formed plots against me, [[saying,]] “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, Let us cut him off from the land of the living, That his name may no more be remembered!”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:14-15
13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: 14 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. We are here quickened to the study of wisdom by the consideration both of the pleasure and the profit of it. 1. It will be very pleasant. We eat honey because it is sweet to the taste, and upon that account we call it good, especially that which runs first from the… Read the whole commentary →