Psalm 37:1

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

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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!

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

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

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

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

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

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.

Upright men are appalled at this, and the innocent stirs himself up against the godless.

but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.