Proverbs 24:19
Don’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
World English Bible British
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 displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
20for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
Psalms 37:1Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 23:17Don’t let your heart envy sinners, but rather fear the LORD all day long.
2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore “‘Come out from amongst them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
2 Timothy 3:2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, 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 →