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 the violent,
    and do not choose any of their ways,(A)

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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 tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
    but jealousy makes the bones rot.(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 Do not let your heart envy sinners,
    but always continue in the fear of the Lord.(A)

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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 the wicked,
    nor desire to be with them,(A)
for their minds devise violence,
    and their lips talk of mischief.(B)

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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 evildoers.
    Do not envy the wicked,(A)
20 for the evil have no future;
    the lamp of the wicked will go out.(B)

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