Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them,
New American Standard Bible
Nor desire to
King James Version
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Holman Bible
or desire to be with them,
A Conservative Version
Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.
American Standard Version
Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:
Amplified
Nor desire to be with them;
Bible in Basic English
Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:
Darby Translation
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not envy against men of evil, thou shalt not desire to be with them.
King James 2000
Be not envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not envy men of evil, and do not desire to be with them.
Modern King James verseion
Do not be jealous of evil men, nor desire to be with them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be not thou jealous over wicked men, and desire not thou to be among them.
NET Bible
Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;
New Heart English Bible
Do not be envious of evil men; neither desire to be with them:
The Emphasized Bible
Be not thou envious of wicked men, neither crave to be with them;
Webster
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:
Youngs Literal Translation
Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them.
Themes
Company » Who not to have company with
Destruction » Who studies destruction
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Learning From Your Father
1 Don't be envious of wicked men or wish you were with them, 2 because they plan violence, and they are always talking about trouble.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 37:1
Don't be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.
Proverbs 3:31
Do not envy a violent man, and do not emulate his lifestyle.
Proverbs 23:17
Never let yourself envy sinners; instead, remain in fear of the LORD every day,
Proverbs 24:19
Don't be anxious about those who practice evil, and don't be envious of the wicked.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious of the proud when I observed the prosperity of the wicked.
Genesis 13:10-13
Lot looked around and noticed that the whole Jordan plain as far as Zoar was well-watered like the garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 19:1-11
The two angels entered Sodom at sunset while Lot was sitting in the gate area of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up, greeted them, bowed low with his face to the ground,
Psalm 26:9
Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.
Psalm 37:7
Be silent in the LORD's presence and wait patiently for him. Don't be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.
Proverbs 1:11-15
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.
Proverbs 13:20
Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.
Galatians 5:19-21
Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity,
James 4:5-6
Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?