Proverbs 24:1–2
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24:1Do not envy evil people,1
do not desire2 to be with them;
24:2for their hearts contemplate violence,
and their lips speak harm.3
Footnotes
- 1 Heb “evil men,” although the context indicates a generic sense.
- 2 The Hitpael jussive is from the verb that means “to crave; to desire.” This is more of a coveting, an intense desire.
- 3 This nineteenth saying warns against evil associations. Evil people are obsessed with destruction and trouble. See on this theme ; 3:31 and 23:17. D. Kidner observes that a close view of sinners is often a good antidote to envying them (Proverbs [], ).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Do not envy the wicked,
do not desire their company;
for their hearts plot violence,
and their lips talk about making trouble.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t envy the evil
or desire to be with them,
for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t envy evil people
or desire their company.
For their hearts plot violence,
and their words always stir up trouble.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not envy men of evil,
and do not desire to be with them.
For their minds will devise violence,
and their lips will speak mischief.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Be not thou envious against evil men,
Neither desire to be with them.
For their heart studieth destruction,
And their lips talk of mischief.
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