31 (A)Do not envy (B)a man of violence
    and do not choose any of his ways,

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31 Don’t envy violent people
    or copy their ways.

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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 peaceful heart leads to a healthy body;
    jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

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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 Don’t envy sinners,
    but always continue to fear the Lord.

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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 Don’t envy evil people
    or desire their company.
For their hearts plot violence,
    and their words always stir up trouble.

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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 Don’t fret because of evildoers;
    don’t envy the wicked.
20 For evil people have no future;
    the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

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