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Proverbs 3:31
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Proverbs 3:31
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31 (A)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
Proverbs 3:31
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Proverbs 3:31
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31 Do not envy(A) the violent
or choose any of their ways.
Proverbs 24:1
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Proverbs 24:1
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Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
Proverbs 24:1
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Proverbs 24:1
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Saying 20
24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
do not desire their company;
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (A)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [a]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (B)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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Ecclesiastes 5:8
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Riches Are Meaningless
8 If you see the poor oppressed(A) in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.
Proverbs 23:17
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Proverbs 23:17
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Proverbs 23:17
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Proverbs 23:17
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Saying 15
17 Do not let your heart envy(A) sinners,
but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.
Psalm 37:1
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Psalm 37:1
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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
A Psalm of David.
37 Do(A) not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 37:1
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Psalm 37:1
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Psalm 37[a]
Of David.
Footnotes
- Psalm 37:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Galatians 5:21
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Galatians 5:21
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21 envy, [a]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (A)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
Galatians 5:21
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Galatians 5:21
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21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(A) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(B)
Proverbs 24:19-20
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Proverbs 24:19-20
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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
20 For there will be no prospect for the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Proverbs 24:19-20
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Proverbs 24:19-20
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Saying 29
Proverbs 12:12
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Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked covet the catch of evil men,
But the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Proverbs 12:12
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Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 2:12-15
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Proverbs 2:12-15
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12 To deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks perverse things,
13 From those who leave the paths of uprightness
To (A)walk in the ways of darkness;
14 (B)Who rejoice in doing evil,
And delight in the perversity of the wicked;
15 (C)Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;
Proverbs 2:12-15
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Proverbs 2:12-15
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Proverbs 1:15-18
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Proverbs 1:15-18
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15 My son, (A)do not walk in the way with them,
(B)Keep your foot from their path;
16 (C)For their feet run to evil,
And they make haste to shed blood.
17 Surely, in [a]vain the net is spread
In the sight of any [b]bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood,
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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- Proverbs 1:17 futility
- Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing
Proverbs 1:15-18
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Proverbs 1:15-18
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Psalm 37:7-9
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Psalm 37:7-9
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7 Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 (C)Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
(D)Do not fret—it only causes harm.
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- Psalm 37:9 destroyed
Proverbs 22:22-25
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Proverbs 22:22-25
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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man,
And with a (C)furious man do not go,
25 Lest you learn his ways
And set a snare for your soul.
Proverbs 22:22-25
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Proverbs 22:22-25
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Saying 2
22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
and will exact life for life.(D)
Saying 3
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person,
do not associate with one easily angered,
25 or you may learn their ways
and get yourself ensnared.(E)
Psalm 73:3
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Psalm 73:3
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Psalm 73:3
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Psalm 73:3
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