Proverbs 24:1

Geneva Bible (1560)

Bee not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.

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  • Ps 37:1 : 1 A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thine heart bee enuious against sinners: but let it bee in the feare of the Lorde continually.
  • Prov 24:19 : 19 Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I feared at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperitie of the wicked.
  • Prov 1:11-15 : 11 If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause: 12 We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit: 13 We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle: 14 Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse: 15 My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 He that walketh with the wise, shalbe wise: but a companion of fooles shalbe afflicted.
  • Gen 13:10-13 : 10 So when Lot lifted vp his eyes, he saw that all the plaine of Iorden was watered euery where: (for before the Lorde destroyed Sodom and Gomorah, it was as the garden of the Lorde, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest vnto Zoar) 11 Then Lot chose vnto him all the plaine of Iorden, and tooke his iourney from the East: and they departed the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the lande of Canaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the plaine, and pitched his tent euen to Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding sinners against the Lord.
  • Gen 19:1-9 : 1 And in the euening there came two Angels to Sodom: and Lot sate at the gate of Sodom, and Lot sawe them, and rose vp to meete them, and he bowed himselfe with his face to the ground. 2 And he saide, See my Lords, I pray you turne in nowe into your seruants house, and tarie all night, and wash your feete, & ye shall rise vp early and goe your wayes. Who saide, Nay, but we will abide in the streete all night. 3 Then he preassed vpon them earnestly, and they turned in to him, and came to his house, and he made them a feast, and did bake vnleauened bread, and they did eate. 4 But before they went to bed, the men of the citie, euen the men of Sodom compassed the house rounde about from the yong euen to the olde, all the people from all quarters. 5 Who crying vnto Lot said to him, Where are the men, which came to thee this night? Bring them out vnto vs that we may knowe them. 6 Then Lot went out at the doore vnto them, and shut the doore after him, 7 And said, I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Beholde nowe, I haue two daughters, which haue not knowen man: them will I bring out now vnto you, and doe to them as seemeth you good: onely vnto these men doe nothing: for therefore are they come vnder the shadowe of my roofe. 9 Then they said, Away hence, and they said, He is come alone as a stranger, and shall he iudge and rule? We will nowe deale worse with thee then with them. So they preassed sore vpon Lot himselfe, and came to breake the doore. 10 But the men put forth their hand and pulled Lot into the house to them & shut to ye doore. 11 Then they smote the men that were at the doore of the house with blindnes both small and great, so that they were wearie in seeking the doore.
  • Ps 26:9 : 9 Gather not my soule with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodie men:
  • Gal 5:19-21 : 19 Moreouer the workes of the flesh are manifest, which are adulterie, fornication, vncleannes, wantonnes, 20 Idolatrie, witchcraft, hatred, debate, emulations, wrath, contentions, seditions, heresies, 21 Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie? 6 But the Scripture offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God resisteth the proude, and giueth grace to the humble.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:17-21
    5 verses
    87%

    17Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,

    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.

    20For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.

    21My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    81%

    29Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.

    30Striue not with a man causelesse, when he hath done thee no harme.

    31Bee not enuious for the wicked man, neither chuse any of his wayes.

  • Ps 37:1
    81%

    1A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.

  • Prov 23:17
    79%

    17Let not thine heart bee enuious against sinners: but let it bee in the feare of the Lorde continually.

  • Prov 4:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14Enter not into the way of the wicked, and walke not in the way of euill men.

    15Auoide it, and goe not by it: turne from it, and passe by.

  • Prov 22:24-26
    3 verses
    76%

    24Make no friendship with an angrie man, neither goe with the furious man,

    25Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

    26Be not thou of them that touch the hand, nor among them that are suretie for debts.

  • Prov 24:2
    76%

    2For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.

  • Prov 23:6
    75%

    6Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates.

  • Prov 24:15
    75%

    15Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

  • Prov 1:15
    74%

    15My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.

  • Ps 28:3
    74%

    3Drawe mee not away with the wicked, and with the woorkers of iniquitie: which speake friendly to their neighbours, when malice is in their hearts.

  • Prov 24:28-29
    2 verses
    74%

    28Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?

    29Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.

  • Job 36:20
    73%

    20Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.

  • Ps 141:4
    73%

    4Incline not mine heart to euill, that I should commit wicked workes with men that worke iniquitie: and let me not eate of their delicates.

  • Exod 23:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Thou shalt not receiue a false tale, neyther shalt thou put thine hande with the wicked, to be a false witnes.

    2Thou shalt not followe a multitude to do euil, neither agree in a controuersie to decline after many and ouerthrowe the trueth.

  • Ps 73:3
    73%

    3For I feared at the foolish, when I sawe the prosperitie of the wicked.

  • Prov 1:10
    72%

    10My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.

  • Gal 5:26
    72%

    26Let vs not be desirous of vaine glorie, prouoking one another, enuying one another.

  • Eph 5:7
    72%

    7Be not therefore companions with them.

  • Prov 23:3
    72%

    3Be not desirous of his deintie meates: for it is a deceiuable meate.

  • Ps 34:13
    72%

    13Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

  • Deut 23:6
    72%

    6Thou shalt not seeke their peace nor their prosperitie all thy dayes for euer.

  • Job 34:8
    71%

    8Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?

  • Prov 24:8
    71%

    8Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes.

  • Ps 5:4
    71%

    4For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

  • Ps 37:8
    71%

    8Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.

  • Prov 25:6
    71%

    6Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

  • Ps 26:9
    71%

    9Gather not my soule with the sinners, nor my life with the bloodie men:

  • Prov 21:10
    71%

    10The soule of the wicked wisheth euill: and his neighbour hath no fauour in his eyes.

  • Ps 1:1
    71%

    1Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:

  • Prov 27:4
    71%

    4Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?

  • Prov 6:25
    71%

    25Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.

  • Rom 12:21
    70%

    21Bee not ouercome of euill, but ouercome euill with goodnesse.

  • Prov 18:5
    70%

    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.

  • Jas 3:14
    70%

    14But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth.

  • Prov 3:25
    70%

    25Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.

  • Ps 10:3
    70%

    3For the wicked hath made boast of his owne heartes desire, and the couetous blesseth himselfe: he contemneth the Lord.

  • Prov 12:21
    70%

    21There shal none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.

  • Ps 35:19
    70%

    19Let not them that are mine enemies, vniustly reioyce ouer mee, neyther let them winke with the eye, that hate mee without a cause.