Proverbs 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Proverbs 24:1 in other translations
| BSB | Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; |
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| WEB | Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; |
| ASV | Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: |
| YLT | Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. |
| DARBY | Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; |
| BBE | Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them: |
| Webster | Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. |
What does Proverbs 24:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 24:1-2
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Do not be envious. Of the house wisely built. Counsel necessary in war. Save life when thou canst. Of honey and the honey-comb. Of the just that falleth seven times. We should not rejoice at the misfortune of others. Ruin of the wicked. Fear God and the king. Prepare thy work. The field of the sluggard, and the vineyard of the foolish, described.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 24:1-2
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 24:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 24:1
- Psalms 37:7
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
- Proverbs 23:17
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.
- Proverbs 3:31
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
- James 4:5-6
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
- Psalms 37:1
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
- Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
- Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Psalms 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Proverbs 1:11-15
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: …
- Genesis 19:1-11
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: …
- Proverbs 24:19
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
- Psalms 26:9
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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Context
- Proverbs 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
- Proverbs 24:2
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | NO tengas envidia de los hombres malos, ni desees estar con ellos: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | N’envie pas les hommes qui font le mal, et ne désire pas d’être avec eux, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Beneide nicht böse Menschen, und laß dich nicht gelüsten, mit ihnen zu sein; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ne æmuleris viros malos, nec desideres esse cum eis: |