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31 Do not envy a man of violence,
    and do not choose any of his ways,

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31 Envy thou not the man of violence,
And choose none of his ways.

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30 A heart[a] of tranquility[b] is life to the flesh,
    but causes bones of passion to rot.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:30 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 14:30 Or “he who heals”

30 A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;
But [a]envy is the rottenness of the bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:30 Or, jealousy

17 May your heart[a] not envy the sinners,
    but live in fear of Yahweh all day.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Literally “all the day”

17 Let not thy heart envy sinners;
But be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:

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24 Do not envy men of evil,
    and do not desire to be with them.
For their minds will devise violence,
    and their lips will speak mischief.

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24 Be not thou envious against evil men;
Neither desire to be with them:
For their heart studieth oppression,
And their lips talk of mischief.

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19 Do not fret because of the evildoers;
    do not envy the wicked.
20 For there will not be a future for the evil;
    the lamp of the wicked will die out.

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19 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers;
Neither be thou envious at the wicked:
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man;
The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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