Proverbs 3:31
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31 Do not envy the violent,
and do not choose any of their ways,(A)
Proverbs 24:1
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24 Do not envy the wicked,
nor desire to be with them,(A)
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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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)
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
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 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 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 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 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!
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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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.
Psalm 73:3
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3 For I was envious of the arrogant;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(A)
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