Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; New Living Translation Don’t envy evil people or desire their company. English Standard Version Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them, Berean Standard Bible Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; King James Bible Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. New King James Version Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; New American Standard Bible Do not be envious of evil people, Nor desire to be with them; NASB 1995 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; NASB 1977 Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; Legacy Standard Bible Do not be jealous of evil men, And do not desire to be with them; Amplified Bible Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them; Christian Standard Bible Don’t envy the evil or desire to be with them, Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t envy evil men or desire to be with them, American Standard Version Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them: Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not envy evil men and do not lust to be with them. Brenton Septuagint Translation My son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them. Contemporary English Version Don't be jealous of crooks or want to be their friends. Douay-Rheims Bible Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them: English Revised Version Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not envy evil people or wish you were with them, Good News Translation Don't be envious of evil people, and don't try to make friends with them. International Standard Version Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them, JPS Tanakh 1917 Be not thou envious of evil men, Neither desire to be with them. Literal Standard Version Do not be envious of evil men, | And do not desire to be with them. Majority Standard Bible Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; New American Bible Do not envy the wicked, nor desire to be with them; NET Bible Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them; New Revised Standard Version Do not envy the wicked, nor desire to be with them; New Heart English Bible Do not be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them: Webster's Bible Translation Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. World English Bible Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; Young's Literal Translation Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do not Envy1Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; 2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.… Cross References Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. Psalm 37:1 Do not fret over doers of evil; do not envy those who do wrong. Proverbs 1:15 my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path. Proverbs 3:31 Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways; Proverbs 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD. Proverbs 24:19 Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked. Treasury of Scripture Be not you envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. neither 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: … Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Genesis 13:10-13 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… Jump to Previous Company Desire Envious Envy Evil WickedJump to Next Company Desire Envious Envy Evil WickedProverbs 24 1. Precepts and WarningsVerse 1. - We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. Be not thou envious against evil men (see on Proverbs 23:17, where a similar warning is given, and comp. Ver. 19 below). "Men of wickedness," wholly given over to evil. Neither desire to be with them. Their company is pollution, and association with them makes you a partner in their sinful doings. The Septuagint prefaces the paragraph with the personal address, υἱέ "son." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not envy תְּ֭קַנֵּא (tə·qan·nê) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7065: To be, zealous, jealous, envious wicked רָעָ֑ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil men בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י (bə·’an·šê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person or desire תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו (tiṯ·’āw) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular Strong's 183: To incline, desire their company; לִהְי֥וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be Links Proverbs 24:1 NIVProverbs 24:1 NLT Proverbs 24:1 ESV Proverbs 24:1 NASB Proverbs 24:1 KJV Proverbs 24:1 BibleApps.com Proverbs 24:1 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 24:1 Chinese Bible Proverbs 24:1 French Bible Proverbs 24:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 24:1 Don't be envious of evil men (Prov. Pro Pr) |