Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;
New American Standard Bible
Nor desire to
King James Version
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Holman Bible
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
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.
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.
Themes
Company » Who not to have company with
Destruction » Who studies destruction
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
1 Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them; 2 for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 37:1
By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
Proverbs 3:31
Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;
Proverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time.
Proverbs 24:19
Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,
Psalm 73:3
For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
Genesis 13:10-13
Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar.
Genesis 19:1-11
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city's gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.
Psalm 26:9
Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,
Psalm 37:7
Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!
Proverbs 1:11-15
If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.
Proverbs 13:20
The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,
James 4:5-6
Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, "The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning"?