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;
• 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

Do not envy evil people, or desire to be with them, 2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak mischief. 3By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is prepared,

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 1:11Suppose they say: “Come with us! Let’s lie in wait for blood! Let’s ambush the innocent— for no reason!
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men is wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
• Genesis 13:10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.
• Genesis 19:1Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, while Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, and bowed down with his face to the ground.
• Psalms 26:9Do not take my soul away with sinners, nor my life with people of bloodshed—

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