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Proverbs 24:1
119. Do not be jealous of evil people. Do not try to be friends with them.
Proverbs 24:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;
Context of Proverbs 24:1
19. Do not be jealous of evil people. Do not try to be friends with them. 2They only think about how to cause trouble. They only speak to be cruel. 320. It is wisdom that helps a man to build a house. The house will have a strong foundation if he understands what is right.
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:1 word by word
אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י רָעָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו לִהְי֥וֹת אִתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 24:1
- Proverbs 1:11They may say, ‘Come with us. We will find someone to murder. We will attack any helpless person that we choose.
- Proverbs 13:20If you have wise people as your friends, you will become wise yourself. But if you have foolish friends, you will hurt yourself.
- Genesis 13:10Lot looked up and he saw the flat land of Jordan, as far as Zoar. He saw that it had lots of water, like the garden of the Lord. It was good land, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed the cities there called Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 19:1The two angels arrived at Sodom. It was evening and Lot was sitting near the city gate. When Lot saw the angels, he got up to meet them. He turned his face towards the ground to respect them.
- Psalms 26:9Do not take away my life, as you do with sinners. Do not punish me with death, as you do with murderers.
Commentaries on Proverbs 24:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A lesson given before, now combined with another. True followers after wisdom will admit neither envy of evil on the one hand, nor admiration or fellowship with it on the other.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verses 1-2 Envy not sinners. And let not a desire ever come into thy mind, Oh that I could shake off restraints!Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Saying 19: See Proverbs 1:8–19.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-34Pr 24:1-34. 1-2. (Compare Pr 23:3, 17; Psa 37:1).Read the comment
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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
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