Proverbs 24:1

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Be not thou enuious to folow wicked men, and desire not to be among them:

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  • Ps 37:1 : 1 Of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the vngodly: neither be thou enuious against the euyll doers.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:
  • Prov 24:19 : 19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Holde thee still in God, and wayte paciently vpon him: fret not thy selfe at him whose way doth prosper, at the man that doth abhominations.
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I enuied at the case of the foolishe: I sawe the wicked flowe in all kynde of prosperitie.
  • Prov 1:11-15 : 11 If they say, come with vs, let vs lay wayte for blood, and lurke priuily for the innocent without a cause: 12 Let vs swallowe them vp lyke the graue quicke and whole, as those that go downe into the pit: 13 So shall we finde all maner of costly riches, and fill our houses with spoyles: 14 Cast in thy lot among vs, and let vs all haue one purse. 15 My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.
  • Gen 13:10-13 : 10 And so Lot lyftyng vp his eyes, behelde all the countrey of Iordane, whiche was well watred euery where before the Lorde destroyed Sodome and Gomorrh, euen as the garden of the Lorde, lyke the lande of Egypt as thou commest vnto Soar. 11 Then Lot chose all the playne of Iordane, and toke his iourney from the east, and so departed the one brother from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the lande of Chanaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the playne, and pitched his tent vntill Sodome. 13 But the men of Sodome were wicked, and exceedyng sinners agaynst the Lorde.
  • Gen 19:1-9 : 1 And there came two angels to Sodome at euen, and Lot sate at the gate of Sodome: and Lot seing them rose vp to meete them, and he bowed hym selfe with his face towarde the grounde. 2 And he sayde: Oh my Lordes, turne in I praye you, into your seruauntes house, and tary all nyght, and washe your feete, and ye shall ryse vp early to go in your wayes. Whiche sayde, nay: but we wyll byde in the streates all nyght. 3 And he preassed vpon them exceedinglye: and they returnyng in vnto hym, entred into his house, & he made them a feast, and did bake vnleuened bread, and they did eate. 4 And before they went to rest, the men of the citie euen the men of Sodome compassed the house rounde about, both olde and young, all people fro all quarters. 5 And they callyng vnto Lot, sayde vnto hym: Where are the men whiche came in to thee this nyght? bryng them out vnto vs, that we may knowe them. 6 And Lot went out at the doore vnto them, and shut the doores after hym. 7 And sayde: Nay, for Gods sake brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold, I haue two daughters whiche haue knowen no man, them wyll I bryng out nowe vnto you, and do with them as it seemeth good in your eyes: only vnto these men do nothyng, for therefore came they vnder the shadowe of my roofe. 9 And they sayde, stande backe: And they said agayne, he came in as one to soiourne, and wyll he be nowe a iudge? we wyll surely deale worse with thee then with them. And they preassed sore vpon the man euen Lot, and came to breake vp the doore. 10 But the men put foorth their hande, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the doore. 11 And the men that were at the doore of the house they smoke with blyndenesse both small and great, so that they were weryed in sekyng the doore.
  • Ps 26:9 : 9 O gather not my soule with sinners: nor my life with bloodie men.
  • Gal 5:19-21 : 19 The deedes of the flesshe are manifest, which are these, adulterie, fornication, vncleannesse, wantonnesse, 20 Worshippyng of images, witchcrafte, hatred, variaunce, zeale, wrath, strife, seditions, sectes, 21 Enuyinges, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonies, and such lyke: of the whiche I tell you before, as I haue tolde you in tyme past, that they which do suche thinges, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Either do ye thynke that the scripture sayth in vayne, the spirite that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie? 6 But the scripture offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God resisteth the proude, but geueth grace vnto ye lowlie.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:17-21
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    87%

    17Reioyce not thou at the fall of thyne enemie, and let not thyne heart be glad when he stumbleth:

    18Lest the Lorde when he seeth it be angry, and turne his wrath from hym vnto thee.

    19Fret not thy selfe because of the malitious, neither be enuious at the wicked:

    20For the wicked shall haue no posteritie, and the candle of the vngodly shalbe put out.

    21My sonne, feare thou the Lorde and the kyng, and kepe no company with them that slide backe from his feare:

  • Prov 3:29-31
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    29Intende no hurt against thy neyghbour, seing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

    30Striue not with any man without a cause, where as he hath done thee no harme.

    31Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of his wayes:

  • Ps 37:1
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    1Of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the vngodly: neither be thou enuious against the euyll doers.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17Let not thyne heart be ielous to folowe sinners, but kepe thee styll in the feare of the Lorde all the day long:

  • Prov 4:14-15
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    14Come not in the pathe of the vngodlye, and walke not in the way of the wicked:

    15Abhorre it and go not therein, depart aside, and passe ouer by it.

  • Prov 22:24-26
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    24Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious:

    25Lest thou learne his wayes, and receaue hurt to thy soule.

    26Be not thou one of them that binde their hande vpon promise, and are suretie for waightie causes:

  • Prov 24:2
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    2For their heart imagineth to do hurt, and their lippes talke mischiefe.

  • Prov 23:6
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    6Eate thou not the bread of hym that hath an euyll eye: neither desire thou his daintie meate.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My sonne, walke not thou with them, refrayne thy foote from their wayes.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Take me not away with the vngodlye, and with the workers of iniquitie: whiche speake of peace to their neighbours, but mischiefe is in their heartes.

  • Prov 24:28-29
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    28Be not a false witnesse against thy neighbour, and speake no falsehood with thy lippes.

    29Say not, I wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me: and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes.

  • Job 36:20
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    20Spend not the night in carefull thoughtes, how he destroyeth some, and bringeth other in their place.

  • Ps 141:4
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    4Inclyne not myne heart to any euyll thyng, wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

  • Exod 23:1-2
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    73%

    1Thou shalt not haue to do with any false report, neither shalt thou put thine hand with the wicked, to be an vnrighteous witnesse.

    2Thou shalt not folow a multitude to do euill, neither shalt thou speake in a matter of iustice according to the greater number, for to peruert iudgement.

  • Ps 73:3
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    3For I enuied at the case of the foolishe: I sawe the wicked flowe in all kynde of prosperitie.

  • Prov 1:10
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    10My sonne, if sinners entice thee, consent not vnto them.

  • Gal 5:26
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    26Let vs not be desirous of vayne glorie, prouoking one another, enuying one another.

  • Eph 5:7
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    7Be not ye therefore companions of them.

  • Prov 23:3
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    3Be not desirous of his daintie meates, for meate begyleth and deceaueth.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.

  • Deut 23:6
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    6Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor wealth all thy dayes, for euer.

  • Job 34:8
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    8Which goeth in the companie of wicked doers, and walketh with vngodly men?

  • Prov 24:8
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    8He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person.

  • Ps 5:4
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    4For thou art the Lorde that hath no pleasure in wickednesse: neither can any euyll dwell with thee.

  • Ps 37:8
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    8Leaue of from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thy selfe, lest thou be moued to do euill.

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Put not foorth thy selfe in the presence of the king, and preasse not into the place of great men:

  • Ps 26:9
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    9O gather not my soule with sinners: nor my life with bloodie men.

  • Prov 21:10
    71%

    10The soule of the vngodly wisheth euyll, and his neighbour findeth no fauour in his eyes.

  • Ps 1:1
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    1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly: nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull.

  • Prov 27:4
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    4Wrath is a cruell thing, and furiousnesse is a very tempest: but who is able to abide enuie?

  • Prov 6:25
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    25Lust not after her beautie in thyne heart, lest thou be taken with her fayre lokes.

  • Rom 12:21
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    21Be not ouercome of euyll, but ouercome euyll with good.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly, to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement.

  • Jas 3:14
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    14But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng & strife in your hearte, glorie not, neither be lyers agaynst the trueth.

  • Prov 3:25
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    25Thou shalt not be afraide of any sodayne feare, neither for the violent rushing in of the vngodly when it commeth.

  • Ps 10:3
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    3For the vngodly prayseth according to his owne heartes desire: and blessing the couetous, he blasphemeth God.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.

  • Ps 35:19
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    19O let not my deceiptfull enemies triumph ouer me: let them not winke with an eye, that hate me without a cause.