Verse 1

Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:17 : 17 Don't let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all the day long.
  • Prov 24:19 : 19 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:
  • Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
  • Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  • Prov 3:31 : 31 Don't envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
  • Prov 24:1 : 1 Don't be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
  • 1 Sam 1:6-8 : 6 Her rival provoked her severely, to make her fret, because Yahweh had shut up her womb. 7 [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Yahweh, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Elkanah her husband said to her, "Hannah, why do you weep? Why don't you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"
  • Jas 4:5-6 : 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously"? 6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
  • Prov 19:3 : 3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.