New King James Version
Proverbs 24:19
19Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked;
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 Living Translation (NLT)Don’t fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the wicked.
Context of Proverbs 24:19
17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, And do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; 18Lest the Lord see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him. Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the wicked; 20For there will be no prospect for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out. 21My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those given to change;
Read all of Proverbs 24Proverbs 24:19 word by word
אַל־תִּתְחַ֥ר בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים אַל־תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 24:19
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Numbers 16:26And he spoke to the congregation, saying, “Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.”
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
- Psalms 26:4I have not sat with idolatrous mortals, Nor will I go in with hypocrites.
- Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God!
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore “Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.”
- Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
- 2 Timothy 3:2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- Revelation 18:4And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
- Proverbs 24:1Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them;
- Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
- Psalms 37:1Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
- Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the boastful, When 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
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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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