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14 (A)Do not enter the path of wicked men
And do not step into the way of evil men.

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14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    and do not walk in the way of evil men.

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19 The (A)evil will bow down before the good,
And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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19 The evil bow down before the good,
    the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh,
But pleasant words are pure.

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26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,
    the words of the pure are pleasing to him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:26 Cn Compare Gk: Heb pleasant words are pure

11 A rebellious man seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,
    and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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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 Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them;
for their minds devise violence,
    and their lips talk of mischief.

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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 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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Evil men (A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh (B)understand all things.

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Evil men do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.

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By transgression an evil man is (A)ensnared,
But the righteous (B)sings with joy and is glad.

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An evil man is ensnared in his transgression,
    but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

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