Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious of the wicked;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18Lest the Lord see it and it be displeasing in his eyes, and he turn away from him his wrath.
20For there will be no [happy] future for the bad man: the lamp of the wicked will be quenched.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1BOOK FIRST: Happy is the man who walketh not in the council of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;
Psalms 37:1“Of David.” Do not fret thyself because of the evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of God.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart be envious against sinners; but [remain] in the fear of the lord all the time.
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 →