Proverbs 24:1

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;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t envy evil people or desire their company.

Context of Proverbs 24:1

Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, 2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble. 3By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established;

Proverbs 24:1 word by word

אַל־תְּ֭קַנֵּא בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י רָעָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו לִהְי֥וֹת אִתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Be not thou enviousקָנָאqânâ' · be jealousH7065
• against evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• neither desireאָוָה'âvâh · to desireH183

Cross-references for Proverbs 24:1

• Proverbs 1:11If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;
• Proverbs 13:20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
• Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Genesis 19:1The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth
• Psalms 26:9Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

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

Topics related to Proverbs 24:1

• Company
• Envy
• Young Men

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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