Proverbs 24:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ Be not envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them;

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Be not thou envious against evil men, Neither desire to be with them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BE NOT envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them;

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

Common English Bible

¹ Don’t envy evil people, and don’t long to be with them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Do not imitate evil men, nor desire to be among them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Seek not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:

Proverbs 24:1 Cross References

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

Psalm 26:9

Sweep me not away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

Psalm 37:1

Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psalm 73:3

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

Proverbs 13:20

He who walks with wise men becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 23:17

Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.

Proverbs 24:19

Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked;

Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways;

Proverbs 4:14

Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on.