Proverbs 24:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not lie in wait,תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב
(te·'e·rov)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
O wicked man,רָ֭שָׁע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
against the dwellingלִנְוֵ֣ה
(lin·veh)
5116a: abode of shepherd or flocks, habitationfrom an unused word
of the righteous;צַדִּ֑יק
(tzad·dik;)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
Do not destroyתְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד
(te·shad·ded)
7703: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruina prim. root
his resting place;רִבְצֹֽו׃
(riv·tzov.)
7258: (place of) lying down, resting place, dwelling placefrom rabats


















KJV Lexicon
Lay not wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
O wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
man against the dwelling
naveh  (naw-veh')
comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
spoil
shadad  (shaw-dad')
to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste.
not his resting place
rebets  (reh'-bets)
a couch or place of repose -- where each lay, lie down in, resting place.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;

King James Bible
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wicked man, don't set an ambush, at the camp of the righteous man; don't destroy his dwelling.

International Standard Version
Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

NET Bible
Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not plot evil in the dwelling of the righteous and do not plunder the place of his dwelling.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You wicked one, do not lie in ambush at the home of a righteous person. Do not rob his house.

King James 2000 Bible
Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
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