Proverbs 24:19

Translations

Modern

Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.

Traditional

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

Literal

You must not fret at the evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked,

Latin

Ne contendas cum pessimis, nec æmuleris impios:

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.

Notes

Proverbs 24:19–20

Saying 29: Do not envy the seeming success of the wicked (see Proverbs 24:1–2), because their success does not last.
extinguished: Compare Proverbs 13:9; 20:20.

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

Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Psalm 37:1
Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
Psalm 73:3
For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 24:1
Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;
Psalm 119:115
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Psalm 26:4–5
I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
2 Timothy 3:2–5
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Numbers 16:26
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.

Glossary

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