Proverbs 24:1

Learning From Your Father

¹ Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
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For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].

No

Psalm 37:1

Do not worry because of evildoers,
Nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.

Proverbs 23:17

Do not let your heart envy sinners [who live godless lives and have no hope of salvation],
But [continue to] live in the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord day by day.

Proverbs 24:19

Do not get upset because of evildoers,
Or be envious of the wicked,

Psalm 73:3

For I was envious of the arrogant
As I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Genesis 13:10-13

So Lot looked and saw that the valley of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; [it was all] like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar [at the south end of the Dead Sea].

Genesis 19:1-11

It was evening when the two angels came to Sodom. Lot was sitting at Sodom’s [city] gate. Seeing them, Lot got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Psalm 26:9

Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
Nor [sweep away] my life with men of bloodshed,

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him;
Do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Proverbs 1:11-15

If they say, “Come with us;
Let us lie in wait to shed blood,
Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

Proverbs 13:20

He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise,
But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the practices of the sinful nature are clearly evident: they are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality (total irresponsibility, lack of self-control),

James 4:5-6

Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy?