Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
In Context
18Lest Jehovah see, and [it be] evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.
20For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Cross References
Psalms 1:1O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;
Psalms 37:1By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
Psalms 119:115Turn aside from me, ye evil-doers, And I keep the commands of my God.
Proverbs 23:17Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But — in the fear of Jehovah all the day.
2 Corinthians 6:17wherefore, come ye forth out of the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and an unclean thing do not touch, and I — I will receive you,
2 Timothy 3:2for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, 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 →