The Meaning of Proverbs 24:15 Explained

Proverbs 24:15

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

YLT: Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

Darby: Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

ASV: Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Lay not wait,  O wicked  [man], against the dwelling  of the righteous;  spoil  not his resting place: 

What does Proverbs 24:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 24

1  Precepts and Warnings

What do the individual words in Proverbs 24:15 mean?

Not do lie in wait wicked [man] against the dwelling of the righteous not do plunder his resting place
אַל־ תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב רָ֭שָׁע לִנְוֵ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל־ תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצוֹ‪‬‪‬

תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב  do  lie  in  wait 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָרַב  
Sense: to lie in wait, ambush, lurk.
רָ֭שָׁע  wicked  [man] 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
לִנְוֵ֣ה  against  the  dwelling 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: נָוֶה 
Sense: abode, habitation, abode of shepherds or flocks, pasture.
צַדִּ֑יק  of  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד  do  plunder 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁדַד  
Sense: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil.
רִבְצוֹ‪‬‪‬  his  resting  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵבֶץ  
Sense: resting or dwelling place, place of lying down.