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Proverbs 24:19
1929. Do not have trouble in your mind because of evil people. Do not be jealous of them.
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
1728. Do not shout with joy when your enemy falls down. Do not be happy when his foot slips. 18The Lord will know what you are thinking, and he will not be happy. He may decide not to punish your enemy. 29. Do not have trouble in your mind because of evil people. Do not be jealous of them. 20A wicked person has nothing to hope for in the future. His life will end suddenly. 2130. My child, respect and obey the Lord, and the king too. Do not be friends with people who turn against them.
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אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:19
- 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.
- Numbers 16:26Moses said to all the people, ‘Move away from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them. If you do not move away, God may destroy you together with them, because of all their sins.’
- Psalms 1:1If someone does not do what wicked people tell him to do, if he does not join with sinners, if he does not meet with those who laugh at God, God has blessed that person!
- Psalms 26:4I do not become a friend of people who tell lies. I do not join together with hypocrites.
- Psalms 119:115Go away from me, you evil people! I will obey my God's commands.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17And so, the Lord says: ‘Come out from among them and be separate. Do not touch anything that is disgusting. Then I will accept you.’
- Ephesians 5:11People whose minds are in the dark do things that have no good purpose. Keep away from wrong things like that. Instead, show how bad those things really are.
- 2 Timothy 3:2People will love only themselves, and they will want lots of money for themselves. They will be proud and they will say how great they are. They will insult other people. They will not obey their parents. They will not thank anyone who helps them. They will not respect anything that is good.
- Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice which spoke from heaven. It said: ‘My people, leave the city! Come out! Do not do the bad things that the people of that city have done. Then you will not receive the terrible troubles that God sends to them.
- Proverbs 24:119. Do not be jealous of evil people. Do not try to be friends with them.
- Proverbs 23:1714. Do not be jealous of sinners. Always respect the Lord and obey him in everything that you do.
- Psalms 37:1Do not become upset because of what wicked people do. Do not be jealous of people that do bad things.
- Psalms 73:3When I saw that wicked people had plenty of things, I was jealous of those proud people.
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
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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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