Psalm 37:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
Of David. Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;

New Living Translation
Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.

English Standard Version
Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!

Berean Study Bible
Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

New American Standard Bible
A Psalm of David. Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be envious of wrongdoers.

NASB 1995
A Psalm of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

NASB 1977
Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not envious toward wrongdoers.

Amplified Bible
A Psalm of David. Do not worry because of evildoers, Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

Christian Standard Bible
Of David. Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Davidic. Do not be agitated by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.

Contemporary English Version
Don't be annoyed by anyone who does wrong, and don't envy them.

Good News Translation
Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[By David.] Do not be preoccupied with evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things.

International Standard Version
Don't be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.

NET Bible
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

New King James Version
A Psalm of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.

King James 2000 Bible
Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious of the workers of iniquity.

New Heart English Bible
[By David.] Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

World English Bible
Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

American King James Version
Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity.

American Standard Version
Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

A Faithful Version
Do not fret yourself because of evildoers, and do not be envious against the workers of iniquity,

Darby Bible Translation
{[A Psalm] of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;

English Revised Version
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

Webster's Bible Translation
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the vngodly: neither be thou enuious against the euyll doers.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Frett not thy self at the vngodly, be not thou envious agaynst the euell doers.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, "" Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,

Young's Literal Translation
By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,

Smith's Literal Translation
To David. Thou shalt not be angry at those doing evil, and thou shalt not envy those working iniquity.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Do not emulate the wicked neither envy the workers of evil.

Lamsa Bible
FRET not because of evildoers, neither be envious of the workers of iniquity,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
















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