Proverbs 24:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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.

Proverbs 24:1 Cross References

Psalm 37:7

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.

Proverbs 3:31

Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

Proverbs 23:17

Let not thine heart envy sinners: But be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long:

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Psalm 73:3

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

Psalm 37:1

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

Proverbs 24:19

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

Psalm 26:9

Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood:

Psalm 1:1

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

Proverbs 4:14

Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.