Proverbs 24:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 37:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
Prov 24:1 : 1 Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
Num 16:26 : 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.
Ps 1:1 : 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 scoffers:
Ps 26:4-5 : 4 I have not sat with men of falsehood; Neither will I go in with dissemblers. 5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.
2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,
Eph 5:11 : 11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
2 Tim 3:2-5 : 2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; 5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
Rev 18:4 : 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:
Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Ps 119:115 : 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.
Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 37:1
90%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
Prov 24:1-2
2 verses
87%
1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
2For their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.
Ps 37:7-10
4 verses
82%
7Rest in Jehovah, 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.
8Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, [it tendeth] only to evil-doing.
9For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
Prov 24:17-18
2 verses
81%
17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
Prov 24:20-21
2 verses
79%
20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
21My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; [And] company not with them that are given to change:
Prov 23:17
79%
17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
Prov 24:15
79%
15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:
Prov 3:29-31
3 verses
78%
29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
Prov 4:14
75%
14Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.
Prov 3:25
75%
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
Prov 24:29
74%
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Prov 12:21
74%
21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Prov 22:24
74%
24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:
Ps 73:3
74%
3For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Ps 35:19
74%
19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Ps 28:3
73%
3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.
Ps 37:12
73%
12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Prov 14:19
73%
19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.
Ps 37:32
73%
32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.
Ps 112:10
73%
10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.
Prov 19:3
73%
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Eccl 8:13
72%
13but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
Prov 11:23
72%
23The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Prov 20:22
72%
22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
Prov 17:13
72%
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Ps 140:11
72%
11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Prov 24:8
71%
8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief - maker.
Ps 141:4
71%
4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.
Eph 4:26
71%
26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Ps 37:27
71%
27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.
Ps 37:34
71%
34Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Ps 5:4
71%
4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
1 Sam 24:13
71%
13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Job 31:29
71%
29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;
Prov 2:14
71%
14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;
Ps 125:3
71%
3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
Prov 23:6
71%
6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:
Job 22:19
71%
19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,
Job 36:18
71%
18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.
Eccl 7:9
71%
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Eccl 8:11
71%
11Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Prov 10:24
71%
24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.