Proverbs 24:15
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
KJV
Ne insidieris, et quæras impietatem in domo justi, neque vastes requiem ejus.
Vulgate
μὴ προσαγάγῃς ἀσεβῆ νομῇ δικαίων, μηδὲ ἀπατηθῇς χορτασίᾳ κοιλίας.
LXX
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
ASV
אַל תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב רָ֭שָׁע לִ/נְוֵ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
אֹרֵ֖ב
'rb
verb · 41×
הּ
h
noun · 4×
נְוֵ֣ה
nvh
noun · 35×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שֻׁדַּ֖ד
shdd
verb · 58×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 23:20 — Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.
- Acts 9:24 — But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
- Isa 32:18 — And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
- Jer 11:19 — But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off
- Ps 140:5 — The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.