Verš 1
Do not imitate evil men, nor desire to be among them.
Ž 37:1 - A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.
Prís 3:31 - Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.
Prís 23:17 - Let not your heart compete with sinners. But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.
Verš 2
For their mind meditates on robberies, and their lips speak deceptions.
Ž 10:7 - He will rain down snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and windstorms will be the portion of their cup.
Verš 5
A wise man is strong, and a well-taught man is robust and valiant.
Prís 21:22 - The wise has ascended the city of the strong, and he has torn down the bulwark of its confidence.
Verš 6
For war is undertaken in an orderly manner, and safety shall be where there are many counsels.
Prís 11:14 - Where there is no governor, the people shall fall. But where there is much counsel, well-being shall be.
Prís 15:22 - Intentions dissipate where there is no counsel. Yet truly, they are confirmed where there are many counselors.
Prís 20:18 - Plans are strengthened by counsels. And wars are to be handled by governments.
Verš 7
Wisdom is beyond the foolish; at the gate he will not open his mouth.
Prís 14:6 - A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.
Verš 11
Rescue those who are led away to death. And do not cease from delivering those who are dragged away to a violent death.
Ž 82:4 - They have acted with malice in counsel over your people, and they have plotted against your holy ones.
Verš 12
If you would say: “I do not have sufficient strength.” He who inspects the heart, the same one understands, and nothing slips past the one who preserves your soul. And he shall repay a man according to his works.
Jób 34:11 - For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.
Ž 62:12 - Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.
Jer 32:19 - You are great in counsel and incomprehensible in thought. Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of Adam, so that you may repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his intentions.
Rim 2:6 - For he will render to each one according to his works:
Zjv 22:12 - “Behold, I am approaching quickly! And my repayment is with me, to render to each one according to his works.
Verš 14
So, too, is the doctrine of wisdom to your soul. When you have found it, you will have hope in the end, and your hope shall not perish.
Ž 19:10 - O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.
Ž 119:103 -
Prís 23:18 - For you will have hope in the end, and your expectation will not be taken away.
Verš 16
For the just one will fall seven times, and he shall rise again. But the impious will fall into evil.
Jób 5:19 - He will deliver you into six tribulations, and in the seventh, evil will not touch you.
Ž 34:19 - May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.
Am 5:2 - The virgin of Israel has been thrown onto her land, there is no one who can raise her up.
Am 8:14 - They swear by the offense of Samaria, and they say, “As your God lives, Dan,” and “The way of Beer-sheba lives.” And they will fall, and they will not rise up any more.
Verš 17
When your enemy will fall, do not be glad, and do not let your heart exult in his ruin,
Jób 31:29 - if I have been glad at the ruin of him who hated me and have exulted that evil found him,
Prís 17:5 - Whoever despises the poor rebukes his Maker. And whoever rejoices in the ruin of another will not go unpunished.
Verš 19
Do not contend with the most wicked, and do not be a rival to the impious.
Prís 24:1 - Do not imitate evil men, nor desire to be among them.
Ž 37:1 - A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.
Ž 73:3 - Lift up your hands against their arrogance in the end. How great the malice of the enemy has been in the sanctuary!
Prís 3:31 - Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.
Prís 23:17 - Let not your heart compete with sinners. But be in the fear of the Lord all day long.
Verš 20
For the evil hold no hope in the future, and the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.
Jób 18:5 - Will not the light of the impious be put out, and the flame of his fire refuse to shine?
Prís 13:9 - The light of the just enriches. But the lamp of the impious will be extinguished.
Prís 20:20 - Whoever curses his father and mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the midst of darkness.
Verš 23
Likewise, these things are for the wise. It is not good to base judgment on knowledge of character.
Ex 23:3 - Likewise, you shall not show pity in judgment of the poor.
Ex 23:6 - You shall not deviate in judgment of the poor.
Lv 19:15 - You shall not do what is unjust, nor shall you judge unjustly. You shall not consider the reputation of the poor, nor shall you honor the countenance of the powerful. Judge your neighbor justly.
Dt 1:17 - There shall be no favoritism to any persons. So you shall listen to the little as well as to the great. And you shall not accept anyone’s reputation, for this is the judgment of God. But if anything seems difficult to you, then refer it to me, and I will hear it.’
Dt 16:19 - and not so as to show favoritism to either side. You shall not accept a person’s reputation, nor gifts. For gifts blind the eyes of the wise and alter the words of the just.
Prís 18:5 - It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
Prís 28:21 - Whoever shows favoritism in judgment does not do well; even if it is for a morsel of bread, he forsakes the truth.
Jn 7:24 - Do not judge according to appearances, but instead judge a just judgment.”
Jak 2:1 - My brothers, within the glorious faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, do not choose to show favoritism toward persons.
Verš 24
Those who say to the impious, “You are 354 just,” shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall detest them.
Prís 17:15 - Those who justify the impious, and those who condemn the just, both are abominable with God.
Iz 5:23 - For you justify an impious man in exchange for bribes, and you carry away the justice of a just man from him.
Verš 33
You will sleep a little,” I said. “You will slumber briefly. You will fold your hands a little, so as to rest.
Prís 6:10 - You will sleep a little, you will slumber a little, you will fold your hands a little to sleep,
Verš 29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me.” I will repay each one according to his work.
Rim 12:17 - Render to no one harm for harm. Provide good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.
Rim 12:19 - Do not defend yourselves, dearest ones. Instead, step aside from wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is mine. I shall give retribution, says the Lord.”