Proverbs 24:1
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָנָא
qânâʼ
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
קִרְאָה
qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
תַּאֲוָה
taʼăvâh
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
Key Terms in This Verse
קָנָא qânâʼ
to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious
Study H7065 →תַּאֲוָה taʼăvâh
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
Study H8378 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →קִרְאָה qirʼâh
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
Study H7125 →Cross References
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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