Proverbs 24:19

Proverbs 24:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
• New International Version (NIV)Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked;

Context of Proverbs 24:19

17Don’t gloat when your enemy falls, and don’t let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, 18or the Lord will see, be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him. Don’t be agitated by evildoers, and don’t envy the wicked. 20For the evil have no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out. 21My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king, and don’t associate with rebels,

Proverbs 24:19 word by word

אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fretחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• not thyself because of evilרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• neither be thou enviousקָנָאqânâ' · be jealousH7065
• at the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:19

• Proverbs 13:20The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.
• Numbers 16:26He warned the community, “Get away now from the tents of these wicked men. Don’t touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
• Psalms 1:1How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
• Psalms 26:4I do not sit with the worthless or associate with hypocrites.
• Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evil ones, so that I may obey my God’s commands.
• 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
• Ephesians 5:11Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.
• 2 Timothy 3:2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
• Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice from heaven: Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins or receive any of her plagues.
• Proverbs 24:1Don’t envy the evil or desire to be with them,
• Proverbs 23:17Don’t let your heart envy sinners; instead, always fear the Lord.
• Psalms 37:1Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
• Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Commentaries on Proverbs 24:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-20Verses 19-20 Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Saying 29: Do not envy the seeming success of the wicked (see Proverbs 24:1–2), because their success does not last. extinguished: Compare Proverbs 13:9; 20:20.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. (Psa 37:1, 38; 18:28).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 24:19

• Envy
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings