Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious at the wicked.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18lest LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers,
Psalms 37:1Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evil-doers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart envy sinners, but [be thou] in the fear of LORD all the day long.
2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, Come ye out from among them, and be ye separated, says Lord, And touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you
2 Timothy 3:2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:18-19
17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. Here, 1. The pleasure we are apt to take in the troubles of an enemy is forbidden us. If any have done us an ill turn, or if we bear them ill-will only because they stand in our light or in our way, when any damage comes to them (suppose they fall), or any danger (suppose they stumble), our corrupt hearts are too apt to conceive a secret… Read the whole commentary →