Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Don’t envy evil men
or desire to be with them,

International Standard Version

Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,

A Conservative Version

Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;

Bible in Basic English

Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

Darby Translation

Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shalt not envy against men of evil, thou shalt not desire to be with them.

King James 2000

Be not envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.

Modern King James verseion

Do not be jealous of evil men, nor desire to be with them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Be not thou jealous over wicked men, and desire not thou to be among them.

NET Bible

Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

New Heart English Bible

Do not be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:

The Emphasized Bible

Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them;

Webster

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:

Youngs Literal Translation

Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Be not thou envious
קנא 
Qana' 
Usage: 34

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 26

References

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

1 Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
2 for their hearts devise violence, and their lips talk of trouble.

Cross References

Psalm 37:1

Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers!

Proverbs 3:31

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

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,

Psalm 73:3

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

Genesis 13:10-13

And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORDdestroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Genesis 19:1-11

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth

Psalm 26:9

Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,

Psalm 37:7

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

Proverbs 1:11-15

If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;

Proverbs 13:20

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

James 4:5-6

Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, "He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"?

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