Proverbs 24:19
Fret not yourself because of evil men, neither be you envious at the wicked:
Updated King James Version
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 shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 37:1Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, all of you evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Proverbs 23:17Let not yours heart envy sinners: but be you in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be all of you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
2 Timothy 3:2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, 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 →