Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

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.

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 envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them. 2 For their minds will devise violence, and their lips will speak mischief.

Cross References

Psalm 37:1

Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.

Proverbs 3:31

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

Proverbs 23:17

May your heart not envy the sinners, but [live] in fear of Yahweh {all day}.

Proverbs 24:19

Do not fret because of the evildoers; do not envy the wicked.

Psalm 73:3

because I envied the boastful [when] I saw [the] well-being of [the] wicked.

Genesis 13:10-13

And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it [was] well-watered land--[this was] before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt {in the direction of} Zoar.

Genesis 19:1-11

And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw [them] and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down [with his] face to the ground.

Psalm 26:9

Do not destroy me with [the] sinners, nor my life with men of bloodshed,

Psalm 37:7

Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him. Do not fret about one who succeeds [in] his way, about a man making plots.

Proverbs 1:11-15

If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are sexual immorality, impurity, licentiousness,

James 4:5-6

Or do you think that in vain the scripture says, "The spirit which he caused to dwell in us desires jealously"?

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