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Proverbs 3:31
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Proverbs 3:31
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31 Do not envy the violent,
and do not choose any of their ways,(A)
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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24 Do not envy the wicked,
nor desire to be with them,(A)
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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8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.(A)
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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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17 Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but always continue in the fear of the Lord.(A)
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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Psalm 37
Exhortation to Patience and Trust
Of David.
1 Do not fret because of the wicked;
do not be envious of wrongdoers,(A)
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] drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.(A)
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- 5.21 Other ancient authorities add murder
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 Do not fret because of evildoers.
Do not envy the wicked,(A)
20 for the evil have no future;
the lamp of the wicked will go out.(B)
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 proceeds of wickedness,[a]
but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
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- 12.12 Or covet the catch of the wicked
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 It will save you from the way of evil,
from those who speak perversely,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,(A)
14 who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil,(B)
15 those whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.(C)
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 child, do not walk in their way;
keep your foot from their paths,(A)
16 for their feet run to evil,
and they hurry to shed blood.(B)
17 For in vain is the net baited
while the bird is looking on;
18 yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves!
and set an ambush—for their own lives!
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 Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.(A)
8 Refrain from anger and forsake wrath.
Do not fret—it leads only to evil.(B)
9 For the wicked shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.(C)
Proverbs 22:22-25
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Proverbs 22:22-25
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)
24 Make no friends with those given to anger,
and do not associate with hotheads,
25 lest you learn their ways
and entangle yourself in a snare.
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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3 For I was envious of the arrogant;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(A)
Psalm 73:3
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Psalm 73:3
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