Proverbs 24:19

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Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:1 : 1 By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;
  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.
  • Num 16:26 : 26 And he said to the community,“Move away from the tents of these wicked men, and do not touch anything they have, lest you be destroyed because of all their sins.”
  • Ps 1:1 : 1 ¶ Book 1(Psalms 1-41) How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!
  • Ps 26:4-5 : 4 I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest. 5 I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.
  • 2 Cor 6:17 : 17 Therefore“come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord,“and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,
  • Eph 5:11 : 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
  • 2 Tim 3:2-5 : 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God. 5 They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
  • Rev 18:4 : 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven saying,“Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
  • Ps 119:115 : 115 Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:1
    90%

    1By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

  • Prov 24:1-2
    2 verses
    87%

    1Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 37:7-10
    4 verses
    82%

    7Wait 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!

    8Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!

    9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Prov 24:17-18
    2 verses
    81%

    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and when he stumbles do not let your heart rejoice,

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Prov 24:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

    20for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished.

    21Fear the LORD, my child, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels,

  • Prov 23:17
    79%

    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the LORD all the time.

  • Prov 24:15
    79%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 3:29-31
    3 verses
    78%

    29Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

    31Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose any of his ways;

  • Prov 4:14
    75%

    14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.

  • Prov 3:25
    75%

    25Do not be afraid of sudden disaster, or when destruction overtakes the wicked;

  • Prov 24:29
    74%

    29Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

  • Prov 12:21
    74%

    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Prov 22:24
    74%

    24Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,

  • Ps 73:3
    74%

    3For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

  • Ps 35:19
    74%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

  • Ps 28:3
    73%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Ps 37:12
    73%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Prov 14:19
    73%

    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Ps 112:10
    73%

    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 19:3
    73%

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Eccl 8:13
    72%

    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear 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%

    22Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Ps 140:11
    72%

    11A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

  • Prov 24:8
    71%

    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

  • Ps 141:4
    71%

    4Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

  • Eph 4:26
    71%

    26Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

  • Ps 37:27
    71%

    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

  • Ps 37:34
    71%

    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

  • Ps 5:4
    71%

    4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.

  • 1 Sam 24:13
    71%

    13It’s like the old proverb says:‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

  • Job 31:29
    71%

    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

  • Prov 2:14
    71%

    14who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

  • Ps 125:3
    71%

    3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

  • Prov 23:6
    71%

    6Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;

  • Job 22:19
    71%

    19The righteous see their destruction and rejoice; the innocent mock them scornfully, saying,

  • Job 36:18
    71%

    18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

  • Eccl 7:9
    71%

    9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Eccl 8:11
    71%

    11When a sentence is not executed at once against a crime, the human heart is encouraged to do evil.

  • Prov 10:24
    71%

    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.