Proverbs 24:19
Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers; 2 neither be envious of the wicked: 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18lest Adonai see it, and it displease him, 2 and he turn away his wrath from him. 1
Cross References
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, 2 nor stand on the path of people who sin ·intentionally miss the mark goal·, 2 nor sit in the seat of scoffers; 1
Psalms 37:1א Don’t fret because of evildoers, 2 neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. 1
Psalms 119:115ס ( Suru-mimeniy, Depart-from me) Depart from me, you evildoers, 2 that I may keep the mitzvot ·instructions· of my God. 1
Proverbs 23:17Don’t let your heart envy people who sin ·intentionally miss the mark goal·; 2 but rather fear Adonai all the day long. 1
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 →