15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Do not plunder the righteous because they will recover.
And the plunderer will be afflicted.
19 Listen, my son, and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine
or gorge themselves on meat,
21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Stretch your budget.
Avoid gluttony and quaffing.
10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
quarrels and insults are ended.
Proverbs Club Commentary
A mocker brings strife, quarrels, and insults.
Eschew the mocker.
10 The wicked crave evil;
their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Neighbors of the wicked need a reprieve.
10 Differing weights and differing measures—
the Lord detests them both.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Cheating with weights and measures is evil.
Strict adherence to standard metage
is required to please the Lord.
