Psalm 37:1
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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
A Psalm of David.
37 Do(A) not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
Psalm 37:7
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7 Rest in the Lord, (A)and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who (B)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Proverbs 23:17
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Proverbs 24:19
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19 (A)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the wicked;
Proverbs 3:31
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31 (A)Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
Proverbs 24:1
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Do Not Envy Evil Men
24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;
Psalm 73:3
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Galatians 5:21
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21 envy, [a]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (A)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
1 Samuel 1:6-8
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6 And her rival also (A)provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the Lord had closed her womb. 7 So it was, year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, that she provoked her; therefore she wept and did not eat.
Hannah’s Vow
8 Then Elkanah her husband said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not (B)better to you than ten sons?”
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James 4:5-6
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5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, (A)“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
(B)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
Proverbs 19:3
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3 The foolishness of a man twists his way,
And his heart frets against the Lord.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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