Proverbs 3:31
Revised Standard Version
31 Do not envy a man of violence
and do not choose any of his ways;
Proverbs 14:30
Revised Standard Version
30 A tranquil mind gives life to the flesh,
but passion makes the bones rot.
Proverbs 23:17
Revised Standard Version
17 Let not your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Proverbs 24:1-2
Revised Standard Version
24 Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them;
2 for their minds devise violence,
and their lips talk of mischief.
Proverbs 24:19-20
Revised Standard Version
19 Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not envious of the wicked;
20 for the evil man has no future;
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
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