Pro 24:1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
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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. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are {these}; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: {Gather...: or, Take not away} {bloody...: Heb. men of blood}
Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
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 Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it {was} well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, {even} as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}
Fret not thyself because of evil {men}, neither be thou envious at the wicked; {Fret...: or, Keep not company with the wicked}
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but {be thou} in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments {are} far above out of his sight: {as for} all his enemies, he puffeth at them.