31 Don’t envy a violent man(A)
or choose any of his ways;

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31 (A)Do not envy a violent person,
And do not choose any of his ways.

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30 A tranquil heart is life to the body,(A)
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.(B)

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30 A (A)tranquil heart is life to the body,
But jealousy is (B)rottenness to the bones.

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17 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;(A)
instead, always fear the Lord.(B)

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17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in [a]the (B)fear of the Lord [b]always.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or reverence for
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Lit all the day

24 Don’t envy the evil(A)
or desire to be with them,(B)
for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.(C)

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Precepts and Warnings

24 Do not be (A)envious of evil people,
Nor desire to (B)be with them;
For their [a]minds plot (C)violence,
And their lips (D)talk of trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 24:2 Lit hearts

19 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.(A)
20 For the evil have no future;(B)
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.(C)

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19 (A)Do not get upset because of evildoers
Or be (B)envious of the wicked;
20 For (C)there will be no [a](D)future for the evil person;
The (E)lamp of the wicked will be put out.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end