Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret yourself at evildoers, do not be envious at the wicked,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18Lest YHWH see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, || And He has turned His anger from off him.
20For there is not a posterity to the evil, || The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1O the blessedness of that one, || Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, || And has not stood in the way of sinners, || And has not sat in the seat of scorners;
Psalms 37:1BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, || Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
Psalms 119:115Turn aside from me, you evildoers, || And I keep the commands of my God.
Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart be envious at sinners, || But—in the fear of YHWH all the day.
2 Corinthians 6:17for this reason, come forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, says the LORD, and do not touch an unclean thing, and I will receive you,
2 Timothy 3:2for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, slanderous, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unkind,
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 →