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31 (A)Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.

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

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

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  1. Proverbs 14:30 Lit healing

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

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17 (A)Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners,
But be zealous in the [a](B)fear of Yahweh [b]always.

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

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

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My Son, Fear Yahweh

24 Do not be (A)jealous of evil men,
And do not desire to (B)be with them;
For their heart meditates on (C)destruction,
And their lips (D)talk of mischief.

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

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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers
Do not be (B)jealous of the wicked;
20 For (C)there will be no [a](D)future for the evil one;
The (E)lamp of the wicked will go out.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 24:20 Lit latter end

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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