Proverbs 24:1 “Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;”

Proverbs 24:1

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

World English Bible

Don’t be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

American Standard Version

Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;

Young's Literal Translation

Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.

Bible in Basic English

Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

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Cross references

“not”

Psalm 37:7 Proverbs 3:31 Proverbs 23:17 Psalm 37:1 Galatians 5:19–21 Psalm 73:3

Psalm 37:7 · BSB

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Proverbs 3:31 · BSB

Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;

Proverbs 23:17 · BSB

Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.

Psalm 37:1 · BSB

Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

Galatians 5:19–21 · BSB

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

Psalm 73:3 · BSB

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

“neither”

Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 1:11–15 Genesis 19:1–11 Psalm 26:9 Genesis 13:10–13

Proverbs 13:20 · BSB

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Proverbs 1:11–15 · BSB

If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,

Genesis 19:1–11 · BSB

Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

Psalm 26:9 · BSB

Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

Genesis 13:10–13 · BSB

And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.

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