Proverbs 24:19
Do not worry because of evildoers, 1 and do not envy wicked people, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18or Yahweh will see and disapprove 1 and turn away his wrath from him. 1
20for the evil person has no future 1 and the lamp of wicked people will go out. 1
Cross References
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, 1 or stand in the pathway with sinners, 1 or sit in the assembly of mockers. 1
Psalms 37:1Do not be irritated because of evildoers; 1 do not be envious of those who act unrighteously. 1
Psalms 119:115Get away from me, you evil doers, 1 so that I may observe the commandments of my God. 1
Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, 1 but continue in the fear of Yahweh all the day. 1
2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, 1 “Come out from among them, 1 and be set apart,” says the Lord. 1 “Touch no unclean thing, 1 and I will welcome you. 1
2 Timothy 3:2For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, and unholy.
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 →