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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 Don’t envy a violent man(A)
or choose any 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 life to the body,(A)
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.(B)

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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 Don’t let your heart envy sinners;(A)
instead, always fear the Lord.(B)

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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 Don’t envy the evil(A)
or desire to be with them,(B)
for their hearts plan violence,
and their words stir up trouble.(C)

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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 Don’t be agitated by evildoers,
and don’t envy the wicked.(A)
20 For the evil have no future;(B)
the lamp of the wicked will be put out.(C)

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