Proverbs 24 · Verse 19

Proverbs 24:19

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Proverbs 24:19, King James Version

Proverbs 24:19 in other translations

BSBDo not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
WEBDon’t fret yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious of the wicked;
ASVFret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
YLTFret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,
DARBYFret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of the wicked:
BBEDo not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:
WebsterFret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

What does Proverbs 24:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 24:19-20
19-20. (Psa 37:1, 38; 18:28).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 24:19-20
Envy not the wicked their prosperity; be sure there is no true happiness in it.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 24:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּתְחַ֥רtit.Charyou fret yourselfH2734
בַּמְּרֵעִ֑יםba.me.re.'Imby <the> evil-doersH7489
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗אte.ka.Ne'you be jealousH7065
בָּרְשָׁעִֽים\׃ba.re.sha.'Imof <the> wicked [people]H7563

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 24:19

  • Proverbs 23:17

    Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

  • Psalms 37:1

    A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

  • Psalms 1:1

    Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

  • Proverbs 13:20

    He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Proverbs 24:1

    Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

  • Psalms 73:3

    For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Psalms 119:115

    Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

  • Psalms 26:4-5

    I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

  • 2 Timothy 3:2-5

    For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

  • Numbers 16:26

    And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

  • Revelation 18:4

    And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.

  • Ephesians 5:11

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Fret.or, Keep not company with the wicked.
13:20; Nu 16:26; Ps 1:1; 26:4,5; 119:115; 2Co 6:17; Eph 5:11
2Ti 3:2-5; Re 18:4
neither.
1; 23:17; Ps 37:1; 73:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 24:18

    Lest the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Proverbs 24:19

    Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

  • Proverbs 24:20

    For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

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Proverbs 24:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No te entrometas con los malignos, ni tengas envidia de los impíos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ne t’irrite pas à cause de ceux qui font le mal, n’envie pas les méchants;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Erzürne dich nicht über die Übeltäter, beneide nicht die Gesetzlosen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ne contendas cum pessimis, nec æmuleris impios: