31 (A)Do not envy (B)a man of violence
    and do not choose any of his ways,

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31 Do not envy a man of violence,
    and do not choose any of his ways,

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31 Do not envy(A) the violent
    or choose any of their ways.

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30 A tranquil[a] heart gives (A)life to the flesh,
    but (B)envy[b] makes (C)the bones rot.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:30 Or healing
  2. Proverbs 14:30 Or jealousy

30 A heart[a] of tranquility[b] is life to the flesh,
    but causes bones of passion to rot.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:30 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 14:30 Or “he who heals”

30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,
    but envy rots the bones.(A)

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17 Let not your heart (A)envy sinners,
    but continue in (B)the fear of the Lord all the day.

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17 May your heart[a] not envy the sinners,
    but live in fear of Yahweh all day.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Literally “all the day”

Saying 15

17 Do not let your heart envy(A) sinners,
    but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

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24 Be not (A)envious of evil men,
    nor desire to be (B)with them,
for their hearts (C)devise violence,
    and their lips (D)talk of trouble.

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24 Do not envy men of evil,
    and do not desire to be with them.
For their minds will devise violence,
    and their lips will speak mischief.

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Saying 20

24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
    do not desire their company;
for their hearts plot violence,(B)
    and their lips talk about making trouble.(C)

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19 (A)Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
    and be not (B)envious of the wicked,
20 for the evil man has no (C)future;
    (D)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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19 Do not fret because of the evildoers;
    do not envy the wicked.
20 For there will not be a future for the evil;
    the lamp of the wicked will die out.

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Saying 29

19 Do not fret(A) because of evildoers
    or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
    and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(B)

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