Proverbs 24:1

Translations

Modern

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Traditional

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Literal

Do not be envious of men of evil, and do not desire to be with them,

Latin

Ne æmuleris viros malos, nec desideres esse cum eis:

Original

Hebrew

English

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Notes

Proverbs 24:1–2

Saying 19: See Proverbs 1:8–19.

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Related verses

Psalm 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
James 4:5–6
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
Proverbs 3:31
Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
Galatians 5:19–21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
Psalm 37:1
Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Psalm 73:3
For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 1:11–15
If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Psalm 26:9
Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,
Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
Genesis 19:1–11
Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

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